An employer may temporarily layoff an employee:

• the layoff notice must:

  • state that it is a temporary layoff notice,

  • state the date that layoff is to commence

  • include information provided for in the regulation

• if the temporary termination exceeds 90 days within a 120 day period terminates, and termination pay is payable, unless,

  • during the layoff of the employee, by agreement with the employee,

    • pays the employee wages or an amount instead of wages, or

    • makes payments for the benefit of the laid off employee in accordance with a pension or employee insurance plan or similar plan

      or

    • there is a collective agreement binding the employer and employee containing recall rights for employees following layoff

AB ESC s.62