Canadian labor law requires 12 weeks notice before firing laying-off retail employees. However, this actually means you can fire employees now as long as you pay them for 12 weeks worth of work:
Wal-Mart has given official notice it intends to lay off workers at its Jonquiere store on May 6...Why would WM do that?With more than 100 jobs at stake, the company is required to give at least 12 weeks' notice under Quebec's labour code.
But... the company could lay off the workers sooner if it is willing to pay their wages for 12 weeks after announcing its intentions.
Posted by Kevin on February, 18 2005 at 01:50 PM
