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Ontario Divisional Court expands statutory severance pay threshold

Photo of Salma GilaniBy Salma Gilani on Posted in Canada, North America
In Hawkes v. Max Aicher (North America) Limited, the Ontario Divisional Court held that the calculation of an employer’s payroll for the purposes of determining its severance pay obligations under the Ontario  Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) must include its payroll outside of Ontario and Canada. Background The employee was employed by Max Aicher (North … Continue reading

Court Counts Payroll Outside of Ontario to Award Statutory Severance

Photo of Pamela HofmanBy Pamela Hofman on Posted in Canada
The recent decision of Justice Kane in Paquette v. Quadraspec Inc., 2014 ONCS 2431 (“Paquette”) has arguably changed employees’ entitlement to severance pay on the termination of employment. Severance pay is distinct from termination pay and is meant to award long-term employees for their service and to compensate them for their loss of seniority and … Continue reading

Australia: Employees’ rights on redundancy

Global Workplace InsiderBy Jodie Kessler on Posted in Australia
Rights of employees upon redundancy of their position and in the case of any resulting termination of the employee’s employment will depend upon whether the employee falls into the Federal employment and industrial relations jurisdiction (National System Employees) or under the jurisdiction of the State in which the employee works. National System Employees National System … Continue reading
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