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"Reasonable" notice of termination, as construed by a court, will usually exceed the minimum statutoryrequirements. While statutory notice of termination generally will not exceed eight weeks, a court may award along-service employee notice of 16 months or more.MANPOWER TRAININGQuébec's Act to foster the development of manpower training requires most employers with a payroll in excessof $1 million to spend an amount representing at least 1% of their total payroll on eligible training expenditures.Employers who do not spend the minimum amount fixed by law are required to pay to the Minister of Revenuethe difference between the statutory amount and the amount actually spent.Employment Law 61