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==Losing your job== | ==Losing your job== | ||
The BC ''Employment Standards Act'' does not remove an employer's right to ''terminate'' a worker. | |||
The Act requires that workers who are terminated are entitled to receive written notice or compensation based on length of <span class="noglossary">service</span>: | |||
*after three consecutive months of employment – one week's pay, | |||
*after 12 consecutive months of employment – two weeks' pay, and | |||
*after three consecutive years – three weeks' pay, plus one week's pay for each additional year of employment to a maximum of eight weeks. | |||
The employer is not required to pay compensation if a worker is given <span class="noglossary">advance</span> written notice of termination equal to the number of weeks for which the employee is eligible. This notice must be in writing. | |||
If you work for an employer for three months or less, they can let you go without giving you notice or extra pay. If you work more than three months, the employer must give you notice in writing before your job ends or must pay you ''compensation''. | If you work for an employer for three months or less, they can let you go without giving you notice or extra pay. If you work more than three months, the employer must give you notice in writing before your job ends or must pay you ''compensation''. | ||
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For more information on leaves read the "Leaves Factsheet" on the Employment Standards website at [http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/leave.htm www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb]. | For more information on leaves read the "Leaves Factsheet" on the Employment Standards website at [http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/leave.htm www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb]. | ||
==Belonging to a union== | ==Belonging to a union== | ||
