'It's a cautionary tale for employers to not circumvent their obligations by playing fast and loose and hoping the employee will resign'
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An Ontario employer has been ordered to pay a long-term worker 25 months’ notice plus $30,000 in punitive damages for putting the worker on temporary layoff during the pandemic and never recalling him.