Scenario 13.2 Woodbridge Group Inc. (WG), a Canadian Consultancy Firm, Is Having

Scenario 13.2
Woodbridge Group Inc. (WG) , a Canadian consultancy firm, is having a hard time keeping all its employees as a result of the last recession. Most of its clients are based in the United States, and tighter restrictions there have led to some clients severing business ties with WG. With the loss of business, the company claims it cannot afford to continue paying employees even though the company is still profitable. Management is planning to let some of them go, and plans to give them four weeks' pay in lieu of notice. While these employees are not unionized, they do have contracts that entitle them to fixed amounts of weeks worked for each year they have been with WG.
-Refer to Scenario 13.2. WG wants to avoid being sued for wrongful dismissal as it may cost the company more than what is stipulated in the contract. Which of the following is NOT accurate?

A) nonmanagerial employees are usually entitled to up to 12 months' notice
B) managerial employees may be entitled to as much as 24 months' notice
C) an employer needs just cause to terminate a nonunionized employee
D) legal and court fees can be very costly and potentially embarrassing