WDW101Y1 Final: final 430
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Part a: how courts determine the period of reasonable notice at common law. The general rule of thumb is that courts will give 1 month of notice for every year worked, prorated for part years. This is not an exact formula and cannot be expected to hold up in court for every situation; it is simply used as a baseline. In bardal v globe and mail, 4 factors now known as the bardal factors are commonly used to increase the the length of reasonable notice: *no one bardal factor should be given disproportionate weight. The period of reasonable notice is intended to mirror the amount of time that it will likely take an employee to find other work. Is usually a range, not an exact number. The max period of reasonable notice in ontario is 24 months, except in exceptional circumstances: termination and severance pay, under the employment standards act, 2000.
