The BC Supreme Court awarded 19 months of pay in lieu of notice to the wrongfully dismissed plaintiff in Frith v. IBM Canada Limited/IBM Canada Limitee, 2018 BCSC 122. Relevant factors included:
- Plaintiff’s age: 38
- Length of service: 19 years
- Job: Senior services program leader
- Notice period: 19 months
The plaintiff’s duties were described by the Court as follows:
[H]is title was Senior Services Program Leader. He was in what IBM called Band 9…Band 9 were senior program managers…
The BC Government Health Services Sector was a large client account for IBM. Mr. Frith served as the primary day‑to‑day contact for IBM with that client.
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