Question

An employee with 5 years service as an Administrative Assistant for a small bookkeeping company in Nova Scotia is being terminated due to a shortage of work. How much working notice or legislated wages in lieu of notice is the employee entitled to receive from the employer?

A) 1 week
B) 2 weeks
C) 3 weeks
D) 4 weeks

Answer 1

An employee with 5 years of service as an Administrative Assistant is entitled to 1 week of working notice or legislated wages in lieu of notice at their regular rate of pay for regular hours worked. Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

In Nova Scotia, under the Employment Standards Act, an employee with 5 years of service as an Administrative Assistant is entitled to receive 1 week of working notice or wages in lieu of notice at the regular rate of pay for regular hours worked.

To calculate the legislated wages in lieu of notice, multiply the employee's daily wage by the length of the notice period. The daily wage can be determined by dividing the employee's annual salary by the number of working days in a year (typically 260).

Let's assume the employee's annual salary is $30,000. Dividing $30,000 by 260 gives a daily wage of approximately $115.38. Therefore, the legislated wages in lieu of notice for 1 week would be $115.38 x 5 days = $576.92.

The correct answer is A) 1 week.