Reasonable Notice

This is the amount of notice that an employee, terminated without cause, is entitled to receive. It is intended to compensate the employee for the period of time that it will take them to find comparable employment. A specific amount of notice of termination may be set out in the employment contract. If there is no contract, reasonable notice will be determined by the common law. Common law reasonable notice is determined with consideration to the employee’s age, position, length of service and the availability of comparable employment given the employee’s experience and education.