When you must leave a job unwillingly, you face a number of concerns — and emotions. It can be a tumultuous time, but assessing your severance package with a clear head is essential. How is severance calculated? What should your employer include? And, critically, what steps should you take if…

Finding yourself released from a job can be a shock, and it can leave you with a great deal of uncertainty. Severance packages protect the legal interests of your employer; they also give you a level of protection while you take the next steps in your career and life. But…

It’s Not Fair I’ve worked here for twenty years. Why did I get let go and Sheila in accounting didn’t? I did my job well, and they’re not even going to pay me what I’m worth in severance. When it comes to termination, “fair” is a loaded word. No, it…

By Holly Gomes, Lawyer From the termination of the popular CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi to the Hydro One employee terminated for his off duty behaviour of sexually heckling a news reporter, the issue of sexual harassment has been a hot topic in Canada and specifically in employment law over…