Fired from your job?
Terms of employment changed - salary - duties?
Did you have to quit?
Laid off?
| If you have been fired (that is without just cause), or laid-off, an employer must do one of two things. Either provide you 'reasonable' notice, or salary in lieu. What is 'reasonable' depends on several factors: age, years of service, promises made at the time of employment, specialization, area of work. It is the Courts that have developed the concept of 'reasonable'. Quite often, the minimum severance required by law (Employment Standards) is in fact not'reasonable'. For instance, if you have been employed for 10 years, the statutory minimum an employer must give is 8 weeks severance, however, a 'reasonable' severance would be more likely in the range of 10-12 months salary! Negotiating using an experienced lawyer can help. If an employer reduced your salary or job title, without your agreement, or has put you in a position where you have been 'forced' to quit, it may be a case of constructive dismissal, and you could be entitled to damages. |