The BC Supreme Court awarded 16 months of pay in lieu of notice to the wrongfully dismissed plaintiff in Spalti v. MDA Systems Ltd., 2018 BCSC 2296. Relevant factors included:
- Plaintiff’s age: 55 (at trial)
- Length of service: 13 years and 7 months
- Job: Sales director
- Notice period: 16 months
As sales director, the plaintiff was employed in a senior, but non-managerial, sales role. His responsibility within the company was described as follows:
Mr. Spalti was a senior sales executive with substantial responsibility for an important facet of MDA’s operations involving the sale of a specialized product into a niche international market. He was not senior management, but he reported to senior management.
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