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Version of section 240 from 2003-01-01 to 2019-07-28:


Marginal note:Complaint to inspector for unjust dismissal

  •  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and 242(3.1), any person

    • (a) who has completed twelve consecutive months of continuous employment by an employer, and

    • (b) who is not a member of a group of employees subject to a collective agreement,

    may make a complaint in writing to an inspector if the employee has been dismissed and considers the dismissal to be unjust.

  • Marginal note:Time for making complaint

    (2) Subject to subsection (3), a complaint under subsection (1) shall be made within ninety days from the date on which the person making the complaint was dismissed.

  • Marginal note:Extension of time

    (3) The Minister may extend the period of time referred to in subsection (2) where the Minister is satisfied that a complaint was made in that period to a government official who had no authority to deal with the complaint but that the person making the complaint believed the official had that authority.

  • R.S., 1985, c. L-2, s. 240
  • R.S., 1985, c. 9 (1st Supp.), s. 15

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