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Early termination of employment contract

By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | 2 Minutes Read August 24, 2015

Poor drafting leads to finding of fixed term contract

Recently, the British Columbia Supreme Court released a decision whereby poor contractual drafting on the part of the employer resulted the court finding that there was an operative three-year fixed term that could only be terminated early by paying the balance of the contract as damages minus any amounts earned as mitigation.

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / duty to mitigate, early termination clause, Early termination of employment contract, employer’s liability on termination, employment contract, employment law, fixed-term contract, minus any amounts earned as mitigation, mitigation income, paying the balance of the contract as damages, poor contractual drafting

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