Can a common law requirement to provide reasonable notice be rebutted where the employer and employee enter into a contract that unambiguously excludes the ESA?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lopez v. EMD Inc. (Canada), 2017 ONSC 7716 (CanLII):
The common law requirement to provide reasonable notice can be rebutted where the employer and employee enter into a contract that unambiguously excludes the statutory minimum payments and benefits under the ESA: Matchinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., 1992 CanLII 102 (SCC), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986 at para. 20.
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