Acts and Regulations

E-7.2 - Employment Standards Act

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Termination or lay off without notice or payment in lieu of notice
34(1)Notwithstanding sections 30 and 32 an employer may terminate or layoff an employee without notice upon payment in lieu of notice of an amount equal to the pay the employee would have earned during the notice period provided under section 30 as though the employee were entitled to notice under that section.
34(2)Where an employer does not comply with either section 30 or subsection (1) the employer is liable to the employee for the pay the employee would have earned during the notice period.
1984, c.42, s.19; 1988, c.59, s.12; 2022, c.33, s.12
Termination or lay off without notice or payment in lieu of notice
34(1)Notwithstanding sections 30 and 32 an employer may terminate or layoff an employee without notice upon payment in lieu of notice of an amount equal to the pay the employee would have earned during the notice period provided under section 30 as though he were entitled to notice under that section.
34(2)Where an employer does not comply with either section 30 or subsection (1) he is liable to the employee for the pay the employee would have earned during the notice period.
1984, c.42, s.19; 1988, c.59, s.12