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Employment - Resignation

. Muise v. Mark Wilson’s Better Used Cars Limited

In Muise v. Mark Wilson’s Better Used Cars Limited (Div Ct, 2021) the Divisional Court considered the standard for an employment resignation:

[22] A resignation from employment must be clear and unequivocal and in order for a court to have found that an employee has resigned, there must be evidence of an intention to resign followed by an action consistent with that intention: Kieran v. Ingram Micro Inc. (2004) 2004 CanLII 4852 (ON CA), 32 ACWS (3d) 706 at para 32.