Yesterday afternoon, just before he was leaving work for the day, Ivan's supervisor came up to him and the twenty-seven other workers in his department to give them some bad news. The employer would be eliminating their department, and they would all be laid off in five to six months' time. None of the employees in the department has more than five years' service. Which of the following is true?

Select one:

a.The supervisor's comments start the statutory notice period because he made those comments in good faith and there is no requirement that the notice be in writing

b.The supervisor's comments start the statutory notice period running because the employer has given the employees far more working notice than is required under the employment standards statute

c.The statutory notice period will be longer because it is considered a mass layoff

d.The statutory notice period has not started running yet because the supervisor did not give the notice in writing