What is the appropriate notice period for an employee who has lost his job and is unable to find a new employer?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Holland v. Hostopia Inc., 2015 ONCA 762 (CanLII):
I am unable to find, however, that the trial judge’s consideration of this factor had a significant impact on his conclusion concerning the proper notice period. Having regard to the authorities cited by counsel for the appellant, the appropriate range in this case was between eight and twelve months. While the eight months awarded by the trial judge was at the very low end of the range, I would not interfere with the exercise of his discretion, notwithstanding the error in referring to the time it took the appellant to find new work: See McNevan v. AmeriCredit Corp., at paras. 34-35.
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