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Just Notice Reform: Enhanced Statutory Termination Provisions For The 99%, Bruce J. Curran, Sara Slinn

Sara Slinn

The current state of affairs in Ontario for average and low wage earners who lose their jobs without cause is not satisfactory. These terminated employees must choose between two unappealing courses: either accept minimal entitlements to notice under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, or seek to obtain what may be a greater entitlement under common law, but which may also require engaging in long and costly litigation. Moreover, there are good reasons to question the reliability and effectiveness of the individualized approach to notice determinations undertaken by courts. The practical inaccessibility and inadequacy of these options has been recognized repeatedly, …