Notice of termination or lay off
30(1)Except where cause for dismissal exists, and subject to subsection (3) and to sections 31 and 32, an employer shall not terminate or lay off an employee without having given at least
(a)
two weeks notice in writing, where the employee has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of employment of six months or more but less than five years; and
(b)
four weeks notice in writing, where the employee has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of employment of five years or more.
30(2)Where an employer dismisses an employee for cause the employer shall do so in writing, setting out the reasons for such action, and, subject to section 31, unless this section is complied with no dismissal without notice is valid notwithstanding that cause for such action exists.
30(3)Where an employee is given notice of termination or layoff by the employer but continues to work for the employer for a period of one month or more beyond the end of the notice period, the notice is extinguished and the employer shall only terminate or lay off the employee after giving a new notice in accordance with subsection (1).
1984, c.42, s.16; 1988, c.59, s.10; 2022, c.33, s.11