In Alsip v Top Rollshutteers Inc. the BC SC upheld the following language as constituting a fixed term contract:
” The position is full time and permanent. Your compensation will be as follows: A three year employment contract”.
The Employer argued that this meant a maximum of three years of employment and could be terminated sooner on reasonable notice. The Plaintiff was terminated after 1 year. The Court awarded damages for the the remaining 2 years in the contract.
As the Employer had drafted the contract, the Court applied the legal doctrine that read any ambiguity against the author of the document.
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