Can a salesperson who has been employed for eight and a half months receive an additional six months of unpaid work?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Mackie v. West Coast Engineering Group Ltd., 2009 BCSC 1775 (CanLII):

In Paradis v. Skyreach Equipment Ltd., 2002 BCSC 32, [2002] B.C.J. No. 28, a 44 year old salesperson who was employed for eight and one-half months was awarded six months.

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