--000000000000125750061d9b0440 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000012574f061d9b043f" --00000000000012574f061d9b043f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good day, In Elizabeth=E2=80=99s absence can you kindly assist us. I wanted to clarif= y whether it is necessary to pay a lump sum to the contract bookkeeping employee upon termination. It appears that there is no contract on file for this employee with TheKey or the prior organization. Given this information, we want to ensure that we are in good legal standing if we proceed with the termination, either with or without payment. Could you kindly provide your guidance and thoughts on this matter= ? Thank you for your assistance. *Christa Carter-Mark, SPHR, PMP* *Sr. Human Resources Manager - East/Canada* *christa.cartermark@thekey.com * TheKey.com [image: TheKey] *I'm sending this email during my designated work hours; please don't feel obligated to respond outside of your own. Please allow 24-48 hours for a response, excluding weekends.* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christa Carter-Mark Date: Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 11:00=E2=80=AFAM Subject: Guidance Needed on Contract Bookkeeping Employee Termination To: Elizabeth Reid CC: Alina Evans , Timothy Thomas Hi Elizabeth, Just wanted to clarify whether it is necessary to pay a lump sum to the contract bookkeeping employee upon termination. It appears that there is no contract on file for this employee with TheKey or the prior organization. Given this information, we want to ensure that we are in good legal standing if we proceed with the termination, either with or without payment. Could you kindly provide your guidance and thoughts on this matter= ? Thank you for your assistance. *Christa Carter-Mark, SPHR, PMP* *Sr. Human Resources Manager - East/Canada* *christa.cartermark@thekey.com * TheKey.com [image: TheKey] *I'm sending this email during my designated work hours; please don't feel obligated to respond outside of your own. Please allow 24-48 hours for a response, excluding weekends.* On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 9:00=E2=80=AFAM Elizabeth Reid w= rote: > Hi Christa, > > > > Thank you for this information. A few points/questions: > > > > 1. The governing law will be in Alberta, so I will bring in one of my > colleagues in that province to confirm my advice below (although I don= =E2=80=99t > believe the law in BC and Alberta differs markedly with respect to > contractors). > > > > 2. I would not recommend terminating this contract on July 1 as that > is a statutory holiday here and a court would find it insensitive. A= t the > very earliest, you could terminate the contact on July 2, but I think = we > will need a bit more time than that to prepare. > > > > 3. As a general rule, in the absence of any explicit contractual > obligation, a contractor can be terminated at any time without notice = or > pay in lieu. *However*, if this contractor has been with the previous >