1) Pursuant to a verbal contract, Pamela was hired and worked from July 1 as a lifeguard for the outdoor pool at the Midnight Sun Resort and Spa in Northern Alberta. When she arrived for work on the Tuesday after Labour Day, her supervisor said, "What are you doing here? I don't need you anymore." Pamela sued for two weeks' notice. 

a) Does she have a case? 

b) Discuss fully in terms of labour law based on the Alberta province labour law.

 

2) Wishing to cater to its large number of guests from China, a hotel in downtown Vancouver advertised for a front desk manager "of Chinese character in physical appearance". The hotel had an excellent record for hiring on merit without regard to race but had recently lost its desk manager, who was of Chinese descent, to a competitor. After the ad had run for a week, the hotel general manager learned of the wording of the ad and ordered that the quoted phrase be removed. In the end, the hotel hired a manager of Chinese descent who had eight years of experience. One of the rejected candidates, a Caucasian with ten years' experience, later learned of the original wording of the ad and brought a complaint against the hotel. Assess his chances of winning the complaint.