The BC Supreme Court awarded 20 months of pay in lieu of notice to the wrongfully dismissed plaintiff in Sowden v. Manulife Canada Ltd, 2015 BCSC 629. Relevant factors included:
- Plaintiff’s age: Not stated
- Length of service: 20 years
- Job: Regional marketing director
- Notice period: 20 months
The plaintiff’s duties were described by the Court as follows:
She was responsible for the recruiting and retention of financial advisors for the British Columbia portion of Manulife’s national network of advisors…[Her] duties included persuading advisors affiliated with other companies to move to Manulife, bringing with them their clients and the clients’ investment portfolios…Once advisors joined Manulife, the plaintiff was required to remain in contact with them and ensure they were satisfied.
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