Tag · Canada
common law
Loopholes Tagged "common law"
Plain-English guides to Canadian legal rights and workarounds related to common law.
Medium workplace-rights
Termination Pay & Severance Rights
Most Canadian employees receive only the statutory minimum when terminated — but common law 'reasonable notice' can be worth two to ten times more, and employers regularly count on employees not knowing the difference or being too intimidated to ask.
Moderate workplace-rights
Wrongful Dismissal — You're Owed More Notice Pay Than Your Contract Says
Canadian courts have consistently ruled that common law notice periods (often months or years of pay) far exceed the minimum statutory notice required by employment standards legislation — and most standard employment contracts that cap notice at the statutory minimum are unenforceable.