Taylor v. Salytics Inc.

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, onca, 2026onca621, 2026 onca 621 (canlii), 2026, onca, 621, (canlii), coa-25-cv-1669, 2026, labour and employment, employment agreements, temporary lay, off, temporary lay, off implemented with benefits continued, application for declaration of constructive dismissal and damages in lieu of notice, appeal challenging ruling that lay, off clause was not a termination clause under the employment standards act, 2000, appeal dismissed, statutory interpretation, employment standards, employment standards act, 2000, s. 56, whether temporary lay, off clause is a termination clause under esa, distinction between terminations in s. 56(1) and temporary lay, offs in s. 56(2), effect of s. 56(4) temporary lay, off not termination, appeal dismissed, labour and employment, constructive dismissal, temporary lay, off and common law backdrop, unilateral lay, off constitutes constructive dismissal at common law, rights not readily implied (pham v. qualified metal fabricators ltd., elsegood v. cambridge spring service (2001) ltd.), whether lay, off is termination where agreement permits temporary lay, off in accordance with esa, appeal dismissed, contracts, interpretation, employment agreement headings and substance, whether location of clause under “termination” heading converts temporary lay, off clause into termination clause, agreement interpreted as a whole, headings not determinative, substance over form (waksdale v. swegon north america inc.), temporary lay, off clause incorporates esa requirements, appeal dismissed