Is reasonable notice an implied term of an employment contract?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Truong v. R., 1997 CanLII 4187 (BC SC):
Reasonable notice, or payment in lieu of notice, is an implied term of most employment contracts, unless contrary intention can be expressly or impliedly shown. This principle hails from the classic decision of Hadley v. Baxendale (1854) 156 E.R. 145, which found that such a term of the contract can reasonably be presumed to have been in the contemplation of the parties at the time the contract was made.
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