Is there any case law where vacation pay accrued during the notice period constitutes a double indemnity?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Liboiron v. IBM Canada Ltd., 2015 BCSC 1523 (CanLII):
Absent such special circumstances, Mr. Justice Melnick, in Urton v. SRI Homes et al, 2005 BCSC 1019 at para. 34 (varied on other grounds 2007 BCCA 372) confirmed that the accrual of vacation pay during the notice period would constitute “double indemnity” and should not be awarded.
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