How does termination & severance under Ontario's Employment Standards Act?

Опубликовано: 05 Июнь 2026
на канале: Ryan Keeney | Ontario Lawyer
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Timestamps
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1:23 How people accidentally lose their rights
3:26 Meaning of “establishment” (section 53.2)
4:24 No termination without notice (sections 54)
4:54 Exceptions to section 54 (section 55)
10:27 What constitutes termination (section 56)
12:05 Minimum notice periods that employers must give (section 57)
13:42 Notice, 50 or more employees (section 58)
16:48 Period of employment: included, excluded time (section 59)
18:44 Requirements during notice period (section 60)
20:55 Pay instead of notice (section 61)
22:42 Deemed active employment (section 62)
24:32 Introduction to "Severance" (sections 63 to 66)
25:20 What constitutes severance (section 63)
27:58 Entitlement to severance pay (section 64)
32:15 Calculating severance pay (section 65)
35:01 Instalments (section 66)
36:39 Where election may be made (section 67)

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