What is the minimum reasonable notice period for an employee to leave a secure, long-term position to join a new employer?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rejdak v. Fight Network Inc., 2008 CanLII 37909 (ON SC):
The case of Leonard v. Wilson (1992), 41 C.C.E.L. 226 (O.C.J. - Gen. Div.) is similar to the case at hand. The plaintiff left a five-year job to join a new enterprise, a riding school. She was not enticed. She knew it was a new business. She was dismissed after four and a half months’ employment. In deciding that the minimum reasonable notice period was six months, Austin J. considered the fact that the plaintiff had left a secure, long-term position to join the defendant.
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