Please complete the following questionnaire to receive an estimate of employee severance entitlements in Ontario under Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA), judicial precedents and the specific terms of your employment agreement. These estimates apply to employees with at least three months of continuous employment and to hourly workers who are considered employees. They do not apply to independent contractors or industries and jobs which the ESA does not cover (politicians, judges, religious officials, elected trade union officials, police officers, participants in the Community Participation Program under the Ontario Works program, inmates participating in work or rehabilitation programs, young offenders carrying out work as part of a sentence or court order, post-secondary students working in co-operative or work experience programs approved by their college or university, secondary school students employed as part of co-operative programs authorized by their school board, or employees in federally regulated industries).
Important Notice: The results provided are intended solely as guidance and represent an estimate as of the date indicated. These results do not constitute legal advice.
Recommendation: Before taking any legal action, it is strongly recommended that you consult with legal counsel to ensure you have considered all relevant factors.
Examples include: willful misconduct, refusal of reasonable employment, strike/lockout, frustration of contract, fixed-term expiry, retirement with full pension, certain construction employees.
Mass termination = 50+ employees terminated at the same establishment within 4 weeks.
Employer meets threshold if Ontario payroll ≥ $2.5M, or 50+ employees terminated within 6 months due to permanent closure.