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Do You Get Severance Pay if You Are Fired in Ontario?

Losing your job can be stressful and uncertain. Whether you’re entitled to severance pay after being fired depends on various factors, including the circumstances of your dismissal, your employment contract,…

Understanding Ontario’s Severance Pay Chart

Understanding the breakdown of Ontario’s severance pay is essential for employees. Furthermore, knowing your rights and entitlements regarding severance pay is crucial when facing job transitions. The Employment Standards Act…

Can I Negotiate My Severance Package?

In Ontario, employees generally have the opportunity to negotiate their severance package. Since terminations can be extremely stressful, receiving a severance package can help minimize stress while searching for new…

Am I entitled to Severance Pay?

If your employment is “severed”, you may be entitled to severance pay. Severance pay is paid to a qualified employee as compensation for losses (such as loss of seniority) that…

Salary Continuance Vs Lump Sum Severance Packages. What To Know?

Following a termination from employment without cause, many Ontario employers provide some form of severance or pay in lieu of notice, to the dismissed employee. More specifically, the pay in lieu…

Decoding the ‘Just Cause’ for Employee Termination in Ontario

Decoding the ‘Just Cause’ for Employee Termination in Ontario In Ontario, employment termination can occur for various reasons, but the termination must generally be based on “just cause” or “reasonable…

Navigating Constructive Dismissal Claims in Ontario

Workplace dismissals are rarely a pleasant experience for the employer or employee involved. Nevertheless, terminations of employment are an important piece of business operations and, accordingly, employers can benefit substantially…