Severance Pay: Everything You Need to Know - Employment Law Show: S3 E20
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 Published On Mar 16, 2019

Everything you need to know about Severance Pay from severance pay lawyers, on the Employment Law Show with employment lawyer Lior Samfiru. Discover your workplace rights and learn everything you need to know about employment law in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta on Season 3 Episode 20 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada.

What is severance pay? How much severance pay am I entitled to? How much should my severance package be? Find out by watching this video about Severance Pay Canada. Severance pay explained.

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0:00 - Intro

🔹 Performance Improvement Plan Sparks Firing - 1:47
A senior sales manager was given targets to hit in order to improve his team's sales. When the plan failed, his employers incorrectly terminated for cause the client's employment.

📞 Job Outsourced & Severance - 5:23
Caller from http://bit.ly/Employment-Law-Show: My wife worked in a clerical position for 19 years. She was let go due to outsourcing and given 38 weeks of severance pay – 2 weeks for every year worked. The calculator said she is owed much more. What are her legal rights?
• Use the Pocket Employment Lawyer for Severance Pay here: http://bit.ly/PocketEmploymentLawyer
• More on Severance when fired: http://bit.ly/Severance-Pay

📞 New Role After Starting New Job - 7:43
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: I was hired from a previous job by a car dealership that offered me a management position. After I started, they decided to put me in a completely different role, which paid half of what I was making at my previous job. I had no choice but to quit.
• More on Constructive Dismissal: http://bit.ly/Constructive-Dismissal

▶️ Everything You Need to Know About SEVERANCE PAY (from Severance Pay Lawyers)

1️⃣ What is severance pay? - 11:32
Severance pay is compensation you receive when you are fired, let go or terminated from your job. Lior explains the difference between severance pay, termination pay, and pay in lieu of notice.

2️⃣ Amount of Severance You Are Owed - 12:31
How much severance pay am I entitled to? How do I calculate severance pay?

3️⃣ What may limit severance - 14:21
Can an employment agreement or employment contract limit your severance package?

4️⃣ Bad severance offers are common - 15:51
How often people are offered less severance than they are owed

5️⃣ Employer refuses more severance - 16:39
Can an employer refuse to pay more severance?

📱 Severance Pay Calculator - 18:46
https://www.severancepaycalculator.com and why over 500,000 Canadians have used it to discover their rights, when a wrongful dismissal scenario is at play.
• More on Wrongful Dismissal: http://bit.ly/Wrongful-Dismissal

📱 Severance for Manager, 14 years - 20:09
62-year-old Stephan was in a management position, earning $90,000. After 14 years on the job, he was let go. The owner felt that his methods were “outdated” and ineffective. Stephan was offered one week for every year worked, for a total of 14 weeks. Is that a fair amount? How much is owed in severance when fired?

📞 Fired While on Disability Leave - 21:57
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: I’ve been on disability for over 2 years, but planned to return to work soon. I just received termination papers. Can somebody be fired while on disability leave?
• More on Duty to Accommodate: http://bit.ly/Duty-To-Accommodate

📞 Employer Cutting Back Hours - 25:32
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: I’m a 48-year-old healthcare professional. I’ve worked part-time at a hospital for 25 years. Due to cutbacks, there has been talk of cutting back my hours. Can the employer reduce my hours of work?
• Constructive Dismissal: http://bit.ly/Constructive-Dismissal

❓Cashing Severance Cheque - 27:15
https://www.terminationquestions.com: Can I cash my notice of termination cheque even if I still plan on pursuing a severance claim for wrongful dismissal?
• Severance when fired: http://bit.ly/Wrongful-Dismissal

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