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Clarity on “exceptional circumstances” in reasonable notice

Is there an upper limit to an award of notice/severance? If so, what criteria will Courts use to assess whether it will award reasonable notice in excess of this upper limit? Unless restricted by contract, an employee is entitled to notice of dismissal or, more commonly, pay in lieu.

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The impact of inducement on the reasonable notice period

Across Canada, employers are obligated to provide financial assistance to employees who have been dismissed from their employment in the form of reasonable notice, pay in lieu of notice, or some combination of both notice and pay in lieu.

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Wrongful dismissal actions and assessing length of service

In Ontario, employees are presumptively entitled to receive reasonable advance notice of their dismissal from employment, or payment in lieu thereof. To assess what will be “reasonable” in any given circumstance, the courts are guided by a seminal court case from 1960 – Bardal v. Globe & Mail Ltd.

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