Patinski worked full time as an equipment operator at Modern Dairy. To help make ends meet she
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Patinski worked full time as an equipment operator at Modern Dairy. To help make ends meet she also took on part-time work, maintaining a disposal site for the Municipality of Simmonsville. Five years ago, she was approached by a city councillor to consider work on a full-time basis. During their discussions, the councillor promised Patinski that she could have the job as long as she wanted, even though no such term was contemplated in their written contract. With more than double her previous pay and total job flexibility Patinski thought this was a no-brainer and instantly quit from Dairy. She went out and bought a used 977 High Efficiency Caterpillar tractor to cut down her total hours. Though it cost her a pretty penny, she was happy to make the purchase, thinking she had the same job security as all other municipality employees. Each year, like magic, Patinski renewed her contract with the municipality for a specific term of 12 months. The contract outlined the services Patinski was to render for pay, stating that she was to use her own equipment and hire her own labourers, and that no deductions were to be made from her pay. Recently, without notice, the municipality informed Patinski that it would not renew the contract for next year. If Patinski sues for money in lieu of two months’ notice, will she win? Why or why not?
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Managing the Law The Legal Aspects of Doing Business
ISBN: 978-0132164429
4th edition
Authors: Mitchell McInnes, Ian R. Kerr, J. Anthony VanDuzer