Employer said temporary layoff would last maximum of 24 weeks, so worker didn't consent when Vancouver company wanted to extend it further
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A British Columbia worker who was temporarily laid off during the pandemic is entitled to 11 months’ notice of termination, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.