Originally posted by sabad66
The company i work for (big producer) has a clause in the severence contract that says you can never work there in the future, either as an employee or contractor.
Does that apply for both termination for cause and for layoff due to lack of work? It seems odd that it would apply to both situations since you were obviously good enough to work there before and if you left on terms not related to performance, why would they not want you back.
As for the Spikers situation, I don't think it's even a loophole. They laid off positions A and B, then positions C and D retired. They can't go out and try to immediately fill A and B; but since C and D were not laid off, they can fill them right away. I think there is a time frame buried in Employment Standards, but can't dig it up now.
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