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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Here's what Alberta Labor says:
You're required to give notice in writing.
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If an employer chooses to terminate employment after the employee submits a notice to terminate employment, the employer must pay the employee an amount at least equal to the wages for regular hours of work for the remainder of time set out in the quit notice..
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It sounds like his mistake was telling them informally about his decision before issuing an official quit notice with a time frame for leaving set out. Without something stated in writing, how can he prove that he gave 2 weeks notice? They can just say that he quit on the spot and therefore they walked him, and that the "2 weeks" was an afterthought decision on his part to get one more cheque.
He should have kept it on the low-down until it was official (in writing) even though what he did was "nicer". Unfortunately, nice doesn't get you anywhere when dealing with big companies.