Here’s Alan’s response to my reply to you. Hope we answered your Q. Glenn
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You’re right that an offer letter could include terms requiring an employee to provide the notice required under the Alberta employment standards, or a greater notice than required under those standards. However, an employee’s failure to abide by those provisions can not directly lead to a reduction in the accrued vacation pay owing.
However, clause 3(1)(a) states that a civil remedy available to an employer is not affected by the Act itself. In other words, an employment contract could provide for damages in case an employee does not provide sufficient notice of termination and also authorize the employer to deduct those damages from any other wages owing on termination.
Alan
