Perspectives on Salary Continuation (Continuance) in British Columbia Employment Law
Employers, employees, and their advisors are vitally interested in developments in the law relating to the appropriateness of salary continuance, sometimes referred to as salary continuation. These considerations have until recently created significant settlement difficulties in many instances.
After termination, employers sometimes advance salary continuation offers, which are not accepted, and unilaterally pay continuance after dismissal. Employers then defend on the basis that the employee’s action is not supportable, as no damages are suffered.