What are reasonable notice awards for short-term employees?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dalton v. Fraser Valley Fire Protection Ltd., 2021 BCPC 146 (CanLII):
In a case called Dodich v. Leisure Care Canada, 2006 BCSC 93, the British Columbia Supreme Court acknowledged that reasonable notice awards for short-term employees have “trended upwards” in past years.
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