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The Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms Reasonable Notice ‘Cap’ of 24 Months’, Absent Exceptional Circumstances
August 23, 2019
In a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal[1], the Court confirmed that 37 years of service in a senior management role does not constitute “exceptional circumstances” to justify a notice period over 24 months. Michael Dawe (“Dawe”) was employed with the Defendant, The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada (“Equitable Life”) for 37
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Employment Law
Employer’s Financial Problems Will Not Affect an Employee’s Reasonable Notice
January 5, 2016
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has now definitively addressed the issue of whether an employer’s financial circumstances are relevant to the assessment of an employee’s common law reasonable notice period. In this case, three employee school teachers who were employed on a series of one-year contracts for thirteen, eleven and eight years respectively, appealed
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Employment Law