Question

An employee has been working for an organization in Québec for 9 years. The normal wages for this employee are $650.00 per week. How much legislated wages in lieu of notice is this employee entitled to receive?

A. 9 weeks
B. 12 weeks
C. 15 weeks
D. 18 weeks

Answer 1

The employee is entitled to receive 15 weeks of legislated wages in lieu of notice. The correct option is c.

Step-by-step explanation:

An employee who has been working for an organization in Québec for 9 years and earns a normal wage of $650.00 per week is entitled to receive 15 weeks of legislated wages in lieu of notice.

To calculate this, we need to consider the number of years the employee has been working. According to the employment laws in Québec, an employee who has been with the organization for 9 years is entitled to 2 weeks' notice per year of service, up to a maximum of 8 weeks.

In addition, the employee is entitled to an additional week of notice as a result of the employment duration being between 5 and 10 years. Therefore, the total legislated wages in lieu of notice would be 8 weeks + 1 week = 9 weeks.

However, since the employee is entitled to either the legislated notice or wages in lieu of notice, whichever is greater, we need to compare the legislated wages in lieu of notice to their normal wages. In this case, the legislated wages in lieu of notice would be higher, as it is 15 weeks. The correct option is c.