Can an indefinite employment contract be terminated by reasonable notice?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Whiting v. Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria, 2011 BCSC 681 (CanLII):
In general, employment contracts for an indefinite term have an implied term that it can be terminated by the provision of reasonable notice (or payment in lieu). The term can be rebutted by a specific notice provision with or more than the statutory minimum. See: Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., 1992 CanLII 102 (SCC), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 986.
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