Is a terminated employee entitled to compensation for lost vacation during the notice period?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Waterman v. Mining Association of British Columbia, 2016 BCSC 921 (CanLII):

The law is well established a terminated employee is not entitled to damages to compensate for lost vacation during the notice period: Scott v. Lillooet School District No. 29, 1991 CanLII 740 (BCCA), at pp.5-12.

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