The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded a 12-month notice period to a worker who was wrongfully dismissed two-and-a-half years after being induced to leave a long-term position at his former employer.
“It’s very common to use recruiters and it can be a great strategy,” says Trevor Thomas, co-founder and partner at Ascent Employment Law in Vancouver. “But you don’t want your recruiter to oversell the position – part of their role is to do a sales pitch, but that pitch can’t be dishonest or they could be contributing to the inducement factor.”
“You want a recruiter to stick to the actual facts of the situation – obviously you want them to show opportunities in a positive light [to potential employees], but you don’t want to make it seem better than it actually is,” adds Thomas.
