Character of employment
In 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reiterated the importance of character of employment in Skov v G&K Services Canada, in which the character of the plaintiff’s employment was in question.
notice period
Mitigation of employment in a pandemic
Over the past three months, as a result of COVID-19, jobs have been lost across Canada at an astonishing rate. While many industries have had to lay-off staff and downsize, others have thrived.
Doing zilch re mitigation reduces notice period from 14 to 12 months
In Seykors v Rural Municipality of Lake Lenore (2019 SKQB 225) Richmond J. reduced the notice period by 2 months where the Plaintiff’s mitigation efforts were minimal and he had not applied for even one job.
