I think I am owed more severance pay. Is it difficult to resolve a severance pay matter?

CALLER: I received a severance offer for 6 months’ pay. If accept the severance package, and find a new job immediately, do I have to pay the severance back?

CALLER: My severance offer contains a clause that says I will waive my rights to a human rights complaint. Should I sign it?

The Severance Pay Calculator

Does the rule of a week of severance pay per year served still apply to fired employees?

How do I know I need an employment lawyer?

I was fired before the end of my 3-month probation. Am I entitled to any severance pay?

CALLER: I’m an employer. Why is everything set up to penalize an employer? Why should an employer have to give a bad employee severance pay?

CALLER: My 26-year-old daughter was working part-time for a company, but worked full-time hours. She was fired in the third month. Are part-time employees entitled to any severance pay?

Does the size of a company matter when it comes to the amount of severance pay an employee is owed?

CALLER: On my way to work, I was hit by a drunk driver, and ended up in hospital. My family told my employer that I wouldn’t be able to make it in to work that day. The next day, I was mailed my termination paper.

CALLER: I am being harassed by a coworker. I told HR about it. A meeting was held, but they didn’t take it seriously, and threatened to send me home without pay. I am currently on an unpaid medical leave as ordered by my doctor. Should I resign?

CALLER: I just started a new job. After one week I was terminated because I wasn’t a “good fit” for the company. I didn’t sign any employment agreement.

What type of protections do you have while you are on a maternity leave or paternity leave?

Can an employer fire an employee who is on a maternity leave or a parental leave?

CALLER: I’m in my 50s, and have been a manager at a company for 30 years. If I take a job at a new company, and am fired shortly afterwards, how much severance pay would I be entitled to?

CALLER: My 55-year-old friend worked at a car dealership full-time for 2 years. She was just told that the company is closing. She is getting 2 weeks’ pay and must work the last 2 weeks of operations. How much severance pay is she actually owed?

CALLER: After 5 years, our company laid us off on a Friday night. They might call us back to work soon. Am I owed any severance pay?

CALLER: I worked at a company for 10 years. The day I returned from parental leave, I was let go due to restructuring. However, my temporary replacement is now doing my old job.

Canadian Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Toronto, the surrounding GTA and across Ontario.

Lior shatters myths and misconceptions about severance pay, terminations, workplace harassment, overtime pay, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, duty to accommodate, and more.

ON THIS EPISODE:


I think I am owed more severance pay. Is it difficult to resolve a severance pay matter?


CALLER: I received a severance offer for 6 months’ pay. If accept the severance package, and find a new job immediately, do I have to pay the severance back?


CALLER: My severance offer contains a clause that says I will waive my rights to a human rights complaint. Should I sign it?


The Severance Pay Calculator: What is it and how can it help?


Does the rule of a week of severance pay per year served still apply to fired employees?


How do I know I need an employment lawyer?


I was fired before the end of my 3-month probation. Am I entitled to any severance pay?


CALLER: I’m an employer. Why is everything set up to penalize an employer? Why should an employer have to give a bad employee severance pay?


CALLER: My 26-year-old daughter was working part-time for a company, but worked full-time hours. She was fired in the third month. Are part-time employees entitled to any severance pay?


Does the size of a company matter when it comes to the amount of severance pay an employee is owed?


CALLER: On my way to work, I was hit by a drunk driver, and ended up in hospital. My family told my employer that I wouldn’t be able to make it in to work that day. The next day, I was mailed my termination paper. Just a week before I had a great performance review.


CALLER: I am being harassed by a coworker. I told HR about it. A meeting was held, but they didn’t take it seriously, and threatened to send me home without pay. I am currently on an unpaid medical leave as ordered by my doctor. Should I resign?


CALLER: I just started a new job. After one week I was terminated because I wasn’t a “good fit” for the company. I didn’t sign any employment agreement.


What type of protections do you have while you are on a maternity leave or paternity leave?


Can an employer fire an employee who is on a maternity leave or a parental leave?


CALLER: I’m in my 50s, and have been a manager at a company for 30 years. If I take a job at a new company, and am fired shortly afterwards, how much severance pay would I be entitled to?


CALLER: My 55-year-old friend worked at a car dealership full-time for 2 years. She was just told that the company is closing. She is getting 2 weeks’ pay and must work the last 2 weeks of operations. How much severance pay is she actually owed?


CALLER: After 5 years, our company laid us off on a Friday night. They might call us back to work soon. Am I owed any severance pay?


CALLER: I worked at a company for 10 years. The day I returned from parental leave, I was let go due to restructuring. However, my temporary replacement is now doing my old job.

Experiencing an Employment Issue?

Before you call a lawyer, use the Pocket Employment Lawyer to find out if you might have a case.

Use The Severance Pay Calculator to find out how much severance pay you may be owed upon termination.

Call 1-855-821-5900, email Help@EmploymentLawyer.ca or fill out a contact form to get help now from a Toronto employment lawyer.

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Canadian Employment Lawyer&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stlawyers.ca/lior-samfiru">Lior Samfiru</a>, founding partner&nbsp;at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Toronto, the surrounding GTA and across Ontario.
Lior shatters myths and misconceptions about severance pay, terminations, workplace harassment, overtime pay, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, duty to accommodate, and more.
ON THIS EPISODE:
<ul>
<li>
I think I am owed more severance pay. Is it difficult to resolve a severance pay matter?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: I received a severance offer for 6 months&rsquo; pay. If accept the severance package, and find a new job immediately, do I have to pay the severance back?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: My severance offer contains a clause that says I will waive my rights to a human rights complaint. Should I sign it?
</li>
<li>
The Severance Pay Calculator: What is it and how can it help?
</li>
<li>
Does the rule of a week of severance pay per year served still apply to fired employees?
</li>
<li>
How do I know I need an employment lawyer?
</li>
<li>
I was fired before the end of my 3-month probation. Am I entitled to any severance pay?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: I&rsquo;m an employer. Why is everything set up to penalize an employer? Why should an employer have to give a bad employee severance pay?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: My 26-year-old daughter was working part-time for a company, but worked full-time hours. She was fired in the third month. Are part-time employees entitled to any severance pay?
</li>
<li>
Does the size of a company matter when it comes to the amount of severance pay an employee is owed?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: On my way to work, I was hit by a drunk driver, and ended up in hospital. My family told my employer that I wouldn&rsquo;t be able to make it in to work that day. The next day, I was mailed my termination paper. Just a week before I had a great performance review.
</li>
<li>
CALLER: I am being harassed by a coworker. I told HR about it. A meeting was held, but they didn&rsquo;t take it seriously, and threatened to send me home without pay. I am currently on an unpaid medical leave as ordered by my doctor. Should I resign?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: I just started a new job. After one week I was terminated because I wasn&rsquo;t a &ldquo;good fit&rdquo; for the company. I didn&rsquo;t sign any employment agreement.
</li>
<li>
What type of protections do you have while you are on a maternity leave or paternity leave?
</li>
<li>
Can an employer fire an employee who is on a maternity leave or a parental leave?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: I&rsquo;m in my 50s, and have been a manager at a company for 30 years. If I take a job at a new company, and am fired shortly afterwards, how much severance pay would I be entitled to?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: My 55-year-old friend worked at a car dealership full-time for 2 years. She was just told that the company is closing. She is getting 2 weeks&rsquo; pay and must work the last 2 weeks of operations. How much severance pay is she actually owed?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: After 5 years, our company laid us off on a Friday night. They might call us back to work soon. Am I owed any severance pay?
</li>
<li>
CALLER: I worked at a company for 10 years. The day I returned from parental leave, I was let go due to restructuring. However, my temporary replacement is now doing my old job.
</li>
</ul>
<hr>
Experiencing an Employment Issue?
Before you call a lawyer, use the <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/pocket-employment-lawyer/">Pocket Employment Lawyer</a> to find out if you might have a case.
Use <a href="https://www.severancepaycalculator.com">The Severance Pay Calculator</a> to find out how much severance pay you may be owed upon termination.
Call <a href="tel:1-855-821-5900">1-855-821-5900</a>, email <a href="mailto:Help@EmploymentLawyer.ca">Help@EmploymentLawyer.ca</a>&nbsp;or fill out a <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/contact-us/">contact form</a> to get help now from a <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/toronto-employment-lawyers/">Toronto employment lawyer</a>.
Denied Long Term Disability? We Can Help.
Discover your rights when your Long Term Disability Claim is denied. <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/disability-law/">Find out more here</a>.

Discover your workplace rights, and let Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru fight for them.

A co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Lior has unmatched experience at various courts and tribunals in Canada, where he has defended countless clients in matters concerning severance pay, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, human rights, sexual harassment, breach of contract, and much more. He also manages the firm's Toronto employment lawyers, Vancouver employment lawyers, Ottawa employment lawyers, and Calgary employment lawyers.

Lior frequently hosts the Employment Law Show, where he educates both employees and employers on their employment rights, according to Employment Standards in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, and common law throughout Canada. The show airs on the following radio and TV stations:
Global TV
CTV Toronto
CTV Ottawa
Global News Radio 640 Toronto
Global News Radio 980 CKNW in Vancouver
Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa
Global News Radio 900 CHML in Hamilton
Global News Radio 980 CFPL in London

He also created the Severance Pay Calculator to allow employees in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta determine how much severance pay they are owed when they are terminated from their job.

Experiencing a workplace issue? Not sure if you need legal assistance? BEFORE you call an employment lawyer, use the Pocket Employment Lawyer. Answer a few quick questions at PocketEmploymentLawyer.ca and you will learn what your legal options are and how to enforce your rights.

Discover your workplace rights, and let Employment Lawyer <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/team/lior-samfiru/">Lior Samfiru</a> fight for them.
A co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Lior has unmatched experience at various courts and tribunals in Canada, where he has defended countless clients in matters concerning <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/severance-pay/">severance pay</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/wrongful-dismissal/">wrongful dismissal</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/constructive-dismissal/">constructive dismissal</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/harassment-discrimination/">human rights</a>, sexual harassment, breach of contract, and much more. He also manages the firm's <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/toronto-employment-lawyers/">Toronto employment lawyers</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/vancouver-employment-lawyers/">Vancouver employment lawyers</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/ottawa-employment-lawyers/">Ottawa employment lawyers</a>, and <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/calgary-employment-lawyers/">Calgary employment lawyers</a>.
Lior frequently hosts the <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/employment-law-show/">Employment Law Show</a>, where he educates both employees and employers on their employment rights, according to Employment Standards in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, and common law throughout Canada. The show airs on the following radio and TV stations:
<ul>
<li>Global TV</li>
<li>CTV Toronto</li>
<li>CTV Ottawa</li>
<li>Global News Radio 640 Toronto</li>
<li>Global News Radio 980 CKNW in Vancouver</li>
<li>Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa</li>
<li>Global News Radio 900 CHML in Hamilton</li>
<li>Global News Radio 980 CFPL in London</li>
</ul>
He also created the <a href="https://www.severancepaycalculator.com/">Severance Pay Calculator</a> to allow employees in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta determine how much severance pay they are owed when they are terminated from their job.
Experiencing a workplace issue? Not sure if you need legal assistance? BEFORE you call an employment lawyer, use the <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/pocket-employment-lawyer/">Pocket Employment Lawyer</a>. Answer a few quick questions at PocketEmploymentLawyer.ca and you will learn what your legal options are and how to enforce your rights.

Lior Samfiru - Samfiru Tumarkin LLP

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Advice you need. Compensation You Deserve.
Whether you are an employee facing a <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/wrongful-dismissal/">wrongful dismissal</a> or an employer who needs the support of a knowledgeable advocate, have been <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/long-term-disability-claims/">denied or cut off a long-term disability claim</a>, or have a conflict with an insurance company, the experienced legal team at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP provides practical and cost-effective solutions, backed up by years of proven results and countless testimonials. Our offices are located in <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/toronto-employment-lawyers/">Toronto</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/ottawa-employment-lawyers/">Ottawa</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://stlawyers.ca/vancouver-employment-lawyers/">Vancouver</a> and <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/calgary-employment-lawyers/">Calgary</a>, where we serve residents in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is the only employment law firm in Canada with a TV show and live weekday radio program dedicated to answering your questions about your workplace rights.

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