What is the test for making reasonable efforts to find a new employer during the notice period?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Michela v. St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic School, 2015 ONSC 15 (CanLII):
Where it was apparent that the employee (the plaintiff) had not made reasonable efforts to find employment but the employer (the defendant) had failed to prove that such efforts made during the notice period would have resulted in a reduction of the damage, the employer had not discharged the onus and no reduction to the award was made (Panimondo v. Shorewood Packaging Corporation, supra, at para. 66).
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