The BC Supreme Court awarded 16 months of pay in lieu of notice to the wrongfully dismissed plaintiff in Sletmoen v Nafco Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 2017 BCSC 1726. Relevant factors included:
- Plaintiff’s age: 52
- Length of service: 18.3 years
- Job: Machine operator
- Notice period: 16 months
The plaintiff’s duties were described by the Court as follows:
As a machine operator, the plaintiff operated a vertical boring mill, forklifts, overhead hoists…was trained to operate a boring mill, bowl pressing, and jaw pressing during the course of his employment with Manufacturing.
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