Is the sale of a business causing the termination of an employment contract?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tonn v. Sears Canada Inc., 2016 BCSC 1081 (CanLII):
In Haff v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 2013 BCSC 1720 [Haff], Skolrood J. summarized the common law principle that the sale of a business causes the termination of existing employment contracts:
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