Scenario T Flashcards
Jordyn has been employed at Roshton Pharmacentre, a small local pharmacy in Kingston, Ontario, for 6 years. As part of her job, Jordyn was issued a company vehicle that she uses to deliver customers’ prescriptions to their homes. She is also allowed to drive the car for personal use. About 2 years ago, Roshton was purchased by a large chain, Pharma-World, which has pharmacies across Canada. Jordyn’s employment contract was not revised at that time, and she continued to work much the same as she always had with little change to her day-to-day duties. Jordyn’s comprehensive benefits package from Roshton also remained unchanged after the buyout, despite talk of Pharma-World switching Roshton’s employees over to its less comprehensive plan for Pharma-World employees. Unfortunately for Pharma-World, the acquisition has not been as profitable as it had hoped, and the company has decided to terminate a number of employees, including Jordyn. The organization asks Shreya, its head of HR, to assist with the terminations. How much statutory notice of termination would Jordyn be entitled to? a) 2 weeks b) 6 weeks c) 8 weeks
The answer is b. 6 weeks Functional Area: A1 Rationale(s): A is incorrect. Jordyn should be compensated for her entire 6 years of employment, not just the final 2 years that she worked under Pharma-World’s ownership. B is correct. This is her entitlement under the ESA. C is incorrect. This is more notice than is required by the ESA. Reference(s): https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/termination.php
Jordyn has been employed at Roshton Pharmacentre, a small local pharmacy in Kingston, Ontario, for 6 years. As part of her job, Jordyn was issued a company vehicle that she uses to deliver customers’ prescriptions to their homes. She is also allowed to drive the car for personal use. About 2 years ago, Roshton was purchased by a large chain, Pharma-World, which has pharmacies across Canada. Jordyn’s employment contract was not revised at that time, and she continued to work much the same as she always had with little change to her day-to-day duties. Jordyn’s comprehensive benefits package from Roshton also remained unchanged after the buyout, despite talk of Pharma-World switching Roshton’s employees over to its less comprehensive plan for Pharma-World employees. Unfortunately for Pharma-World, the acquisition has not been as profitable as it had hoped, and the company has decided to terminate a number of employees, including Jordyn. The organization asks Shreya, its head of HR, to assist with the terminations. If Jordyn were terminated as part of a mass termination involving 205 Pharma-World employees, how much notice of termination would she be entitled to? a) 6 weeks b) 8 weeks c) 12 weeks
The answer is c. 12 weeks Functional Area: A1 Rationale(s): A is incorrect. This is her regular ESA entitlement. B is incorrect. This is the amount of notice provided if 50-199 employees are terminated. C is correct. If 200-499 employees are terminated, each is entitled to 12 weeks’ notice. Reference(s): https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/termination.php
Jordyn has been employed at Roshton Pharmacentre, a small local pharmacy in Kingston, Ontario, for 6 years. As part of her job, Jordyn was issued a company vehicle that she uses to deliver customers’ prescriptions to their homes. She is also allowed to drive the car for personal use. About 2 years ago, Roshton was purchased by a large chain, Pharma-World, which has pharmacies across Canada. Jordyn’s employment contract was not revised at that time, and she continued to work much the same as she always had with little change to her day-to-day duties. Jordyn’s comprehensive benefits package from Roshton also remained unchanged after the buyout, despite talk of Pharma-World switching Roshton’s employees over to its less comprehensive plan for Pharma-World employees. Unfortunately for Pharma-World, the acquisition has not been as profitable as it had hoped, and the company has decided to terminate a number of employees, including Jordyn. The organization asks Shreya, its head of HR, to assist with the terminations. How should Shreya address Jordyn’s benefits package upon her termination? a) Jordyn should continue to receive her original benefits from Roshton until the end of her notice period. b) Jordyn should receive the benefits provided to other Pharma-World employees until the end of her notice period. c) Jordyn should receive the most favourable combination of both packages until the end of her notice period.
The answer is a. Jordyn should continue to receive her original benefits from Roshton until the end of her notice period. Functional Area: A3 Rationale(s): A is correct. As Jordyn’s contract has not been updated, she is still entitled to the older, more generous benefits package throughout her notice period. B is incorrect. Her contract has not been updated to make this possible. C is incorrect. This will make things unnecessarily complicated and costly. Reference(s): Filsinger, 2015, p. 451
Jordyn has been employed at Roshton Pharmacentre, a small local pharmacy in Kingston, Ontario, for 6 years. As part of her job, Jordyn was issued a company vehicle that she uses to deliver customers’ prescriptions to their homes. She is also allowed to drive the car for personal use. About 2 years ago, Roshton was purchased by a large chain, Pharma-World, which has pharmacies across Canada. Jordyn’s employment contract was not revised at that time, and she continued to work much the same as she always had with little change to her day-to-day duties. Jordyn’s comprehensive benefits package from Roshton also remained unchanged after the buyout, despite talk of Pharma-World switching Roshton’s employees over to its less comprehensive plan for Pharma-World employees. Unfortunately for Pharma-World, the acquisition has not been as profitable as it had hoped, and the company has decided to terminate a number of employees, including Jordyn. The organization asks Shreya, its head of HR, to assist with the terminations. How should Shreya take Jordyn’s company vehicle into consideration when structuring her termination package? a) The vehicle should be counted as a benefit, and Jordyn should continue to use it until the end of her notice period. b) Jordyn should cease using the vehicle, and she should be compensated for the loss of its use throughout her notice period. c) Jordyn should cease using the vehicle, and she should not be compensated for the loss of its use.
The answer is b. Jordyn should cease using the vehicle, and she should be compensated for the loss of its use throughout her notice period. Functional Area: A3 Rationale(s): A is incorrect. Allowing her to keep the car throughout her notice period is irresponsible. B is correct. It is necessary to compensate her for this loss since allowing her to keep the car throughout her notice period is irresponsible. Only if the car was exclusively used for business purposes and provided strictly as a tool of the employee would a court be likely to exclude it from its damage calculations. Compensation will also generally take the form of car lease and insurance expenses but not operating costs (as a matter of practice). C is incorrect. As the vehicle was not used solely for company purposes, it needs to be considered as part of her overall benefits package. Reference(s): Filsinger, 2015: p. 451
