LAW 529 Lecture 6: LAW529_Ch12_13
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There is no statutory minimum notice of resignation reasonable notice is required. Exception: mass termination s. 58 of employment standards act. If employed for less than 2 years = one week"s written notice. If employed for 2 or more year = two week"s written notice minimum written notice before the mass termination notice period expires: an employee included in mass termination notice must provide a. Resignation must be voluntary, clear and not ambiguous: pollock v. first heritage financial, gilbert and tandet transport inc. Employee can retract resignation prior to its acceptance by the employer. Abolition of the age cap in the human right code effectively prevents employers from introducing mandatory retirement prevents discrimination on age. Employer must show mandatory retirement age is a bona fide occupational requirement (bfoq) using the meoirin test. Employers are not obliged to continue the same level of benefits for employees beyond the age of 64.