Sometimes, Time Won't Tell - Inducement, Recruitment And Reasonable Notice

In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a plaintiff 14 months of reasonable notice pay despite the employee only having worked for the company for less than 3 years.

As of 2009, the plaintiff, Bruce Rodgers, was the president of a transportation company where he had been working 11 years. In September of 2009, Rodgers was recruited by the defendant company, CEVA Freight Canada (CEVA), to become Country Manager for its Canadian Operations. CEVA's recruitment and interview process included 7 interviews, two flights to Houston and an interview with the Chief Executive Officer. Rodgers initially turned the job down but CEVA upped the salary offer and included a signing bonus of $40,000 in its second attempt to lure him away from his current position. The offer also included a number of additional perks, as well as an Equity Plan that Rodgers was required to partake in to demonstrate his long-term commitment to CEVA. Rodgers accepted the offer