Roslyn, an Accomplished Figure Skater and Instructor, Entered into a One-Year

Multiple Choice

Roslyn, an accomplished figure skater and instructor, entered into a one-year contract with Figure8s Skating Club Inc. in 2001. The club continued to offer Roslyn one-year contracts each year, which Roslyn consistently accepted before the May 30 deadline. Roslyn consulted a lawyer when her contract for 2011 failed to materialize. Why will Roslyn be entitled to seek damages for wrongful termination?

A) Fixed-term contract employees have prior notice of the need to find alternative work.
B) Fixed-term contract employees are entitled to considerably more than statutory notice.
C) There is an absence of breach of fixed-term contract; employment ends on the expiry of the term.
D) A series of contracts is an indefinite term, creating entitlement to reasonable notice.