I have been laid off for a week and I want to give notice to my
employer. Am I bound by the Employment Standards Code provisions
relating to notice?
No.
In some circumstances, employees do not have to give the notice
required by the Employment
Standards Code. Such circumstances include
- when
an employee is temporarily laid off;
- when
there is an established custom or practice in the industry with
regard to the termination of employment that has different requirements;
- when
the employee is terminating the employment because his or her
personal health or safety would be in danger if the employee carried
on working for the employer;
- when
the job has become impossible for the employee to do because of
unforeseen or unpreventable circumstances;
- when
the employee has worked for the employer for three months or less;
- when
the employee is laid off after refusing an offer from the employer
of reasonable alternative work;
- when
there is a strike or lockout at the employee's place of work and
the employee is not given any work;
- when
the employee is employed on a casual basis, that is, when he or
she can choose to work or not to work when asked by the employer;
- when
an employee ends the employment because wages, overtime rate,
vacation pay, or general holiday pay are reduced.
WARNING:
The contents of these FAQs are intended as general legal information
only.
If
you have a personal problem, please consult a lawyer.
May
2000
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