Long-time employee's notice period capped at 24 months, then reduced

'I don't think the courts view an employee's wish to change career direction as a reasonable basis not to mitigate'

Long-time employee's notice period capped at 24 months, then reduced

The British Columbia Supreme Court has found that a worker who was terminated after 35 years of service when her office closed during the pandemic is entitled to the upper limit of reasonable notice, but she should have some of it deducted because the worker made no attempt to look for another job until five months after her notice of termination.

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