Court puts brakes on notice periods

Reasonable notice awards for short-term employees were gradually increasing

The British Columbia Court of Appeal is trying to slow a recent trend in which short-term employees in non-management positions have been awarded disproportionately large notice periods in wrongful dismissal cases, though it upheld a five-month notice period award for a Vancouver salesperson who was fired after nine months of service.

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