When dismissed without cause, an employee is entitled to notice or payment in lieu of notice. The amount of notice or pay you are entitled to receive from your employer might be set out in your contract, or it may be dictated by the “common law” (the body of law coming from decisions of the Courts).
In this brief video, Ascent Co-Founder + Partner, David Brown, breaks down damages and, in particular, how the duty to mitigate might apply to your case.
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