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Termination Of Employment
A number of expressions are commonly used to describe circumstances when employment is ended. These include “let go,” “released,” “dismissed,” “fired” and “permanently laid off.”
Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) an individual’s employment is ended if the employer:
– dismisses or stops utilizing a worker, consisting of where a worker is no longer utilized due to the insolvency or insolvency of the employer;
– “constructively” dismisses a staff member and the employee resigns, in action, within a reasonable time;
– lays a worker off for a duration that is longer than a “temporary layoff”.
In many cases, when an employer ends the work of a worker who has actually been continuously used for three months, the needs to supply the worker with either written notice of termination, termination pay or a combination (as long as the notice and the variety of weeks of termination pay together equivalent the length of notice the worker is entitled to receive).
The ESA does not require a company to offer a staff member a factor why their employment is being ended. There are, nevertheless, some scenarios where an employer can not terminate a staff member’s employment even if the company is prepared to provide appropriate composed notification or employment termination pay. For example, a company can not end someone’s employment, or penalize them in any other method, if any part of the reason for the termination of employment is based upon the worker asking concerns about the ESA or exercising a right under the ESA, such as declining to work in excess of the everyday or weekly hours of work maximums, or taking a leave of lack defined in the ESA. Please see the chapter on reprisals.
Receiving termination notice or pay in lieu
Certain staff members are not entitled to see of termination or employment termination pay under the ESA. Examples consist of: workers who are guilty of wilful misconduct, disobedience, or wilful neglect of task that is not insignificant and has actually not been excused by the company. Other examples consist of building and construction employees, staff members on short-lived layoff, staff members who decline a deal of affordable alternative employment and employees who have actually been employed less than three months.
There are a variety of other exemptions to the termination of work arrangements of the ESA. See “Exemptions to notice of termination or termination pay.” Please also refer to the special guideline tool.
The termination-of-employment guidelines are completely separate from any entitlements a worker may need to be paid severance pay under the ESA.
Constructive termination
A constructive dismissal might happen when an employer makes a significant modification to an essential term or condition of a staff member’s employment without the employee’s actual or implied permission.
For instance, an employee may be constructively dismissed if the company makes modifications to the worker’s terms of work that lead to a substantial reduction in salary or a significant negative modification in such things as the worker’s work location, hours of work, authority, or position. Constructive termination might likewise include situations where a company harasses or abuses a staff member, or a company provides a staff member a warning to “give up or be fired” and the worker resigns in action.
The worker would have to resign in response to the modification within a sensible time period in order for the employer’s actions to be thought about a termination of work for functions of the ESA.
Constructive termination is a complex and challenging subject. For more info on useful dismissal, please contact the Employment Standards Information Centre at 1-800-531-5551.
Temporary layoff
A staff member is on short-term layoff when a company cuts back or stops the staff member’s work without ending their employment (for example, laying someone off at times when there is insufficient work to do). The mere fact that the employer does not define a recall date when laying the employee off does not always indicate that the lay-off is not short-term. Note, nevertheless, that a lay-off, even if meant to be temporary, might lead to constructive dismissal if it is not permitted by the work agreement.
For the purposes of the termination arrangements of the ESA, a “week of layoff” is a week in which the staff member earned less than half of what they would generally make (or makes on average) in a week.
A week of layoff does not include any week in which the staff member did not work for one or more days since the worker was unable or employment available to work, was subject to disciplinary suspension, or was not supplied with work since of a strike or lockout at their place of work or somewhere else.
Employers are not required under the ESA to supply staff members with a written notice of a momentary layoff, nor do they need to offer a factor for the lay-off. (They may, however, be needed to do these things under a cumulative arrangement or an employment agreement.)
Under the ESA, a “momentary layoff” can last:
1. not more than 13 weeks of layoff in any duration of 20 consecutive weeks;
or
2. more than 13 weeks in any duration of 20 successive weeks, but less than 35 weeks of layoff in any duration of 52 successive weeks, where:- the worker continues to get substantial payments from the employer;
or
– the company continues to pay for the benefit of the worker under a genuine group or employee insurance plan (such as a medical or drug insurance plan) or a legitimate retirement or pension plan;
or
– the staff member receives extra joblessness advantages;
or
– the employee would be entitled to receive additional joblessness benefits however isn’t getting them since they are used somewhere else;
or
– the employer remembers the worker to work within the time frame approved by the Director of Employment Standards;
or
– the company remembers the worker within the time frame set out in an agreement with a staff member who is not represented by a trade union;
or
3. a layoff longer than a layoff described in ‘B’ where the employer remembers an employee who is represented by a trade union within the time set out in an arrangement between the union and the company.
If a worker is laid off for a period longer than a momentary layoff as set out above, the employer is thought about to have actually ended the staff member’s employment. Generally, the worker will then be entitled to termination pay.
Written notification of termination and termination pay
Under the ESA, an employer can terminate the work of a staff member who has been utilized constantly for 3 months or more if either:
– the employer has offered the worker correct composed notice of termination and the notification duration has actually ended
– the company pays termination pay to the staff member where no written notification or less notification than is required is provided
Written notification of termination
An employee is entitled to discover of termination (or termination pay rather of notification) if they have actually been continuously employed for at least 3 months. A person is considered “employed” not just while they are actively working, but likewise throughout any time in which they are not working but the work relationship still exists (for example, time in which the staff member is off ill or on leave or on lay-off).
The quantity of notification to which an employee is entitled depends upon their “duration of employment”. A staff member’s period of work includes not only all time while the employee is actively working however likewise any time that they are not working however the employment relationship still exists, with the following exceptions:
– if a lay-off goes on longer than a momentary lay-off, the staff member’s work is deemed (or thought about) to have actually been terminated on the very first day of the lay-off-any time after that does not count as part of the staff member’s period of employment, although the employee might still be employed for functions of the “constantly used for three months” credentials
– if 2 different durations of employment are separated by more than 13 weeks, just the most recent period counts for purposes of notification of termination
It is possible, in some scenarios, for an individual to have been “continually utilized” for three months or more and yet have a period of work of less than three months. In such situations, employment the staff member would be entitled to notice because a worker who has actually been continuously utilized for employment at least three months is entitled to notice, and the minimum notice privilege of one week uses to a worker with a period of work of any length less than one year.
The following chart specifies the quantity of notification required:
Note: Special rules determine the quantity of notice required when it comes to mass terminations – where the work of 50 or more workers is terminated at a company’s establishment within a four-week period.
Requirements throughout the statutory notification period
During the statutory notice period, an employer needs to:
– not lower the staff member’s wage rate or modify any other term or condition of employment;
– continue to make whatever contributions would be required to keep the worker’s benefits plans; and
– pay the staff member the wages they are entitled to, which can not be less than the worker’s routine salaries for a regular work week each week.
Regular rate
This is a staff member’s rate of pay for each non-overtime hour of work in the staff member’s work week.
Regular incomes
These are wages other than overtime pay, holiday pay, public holiday pay, premium pay, domestic or sexual violence leave pay, termination of task pay, termination pay and discontinuance wage and certain contractual privileges.
Regular work week
For a staff member who typically works the same number of hours every week, a routine work week is a week of that numerous hours, not consisting of overtime hours.
Some employees do not have a regular work week. That is, they do not work the very same variety of hours weekly or they are paid on a basis other than time. For these workers, the “routine earnings” for a “routine work week” is the typical quantity of the regular wages made by the employee in the weeks in which the staff member worked throughout the period of 12 weeks right away preceding the date the notice was given.
A company is not allowed to arrange a worker’s getaway time during the statutory notice duration unless the employee-after receiving written notice of termination of employment-agrees to take their getaway time during the notification period.
If an employer supplies longer notice than is required, the statutory part of the notification period is the tail end of the duration that ends on the date of termination.
How to supply written notification
For the most part, composed notification of termination of work should be dealt with to the employee. It can be supplied in person or by mail, fax or email, as long as delivery can be verified.
There are unique rules for supplying notification of termination if a staff member has a contract of employment or a collective agreement that supplies seniority rights that allow a staff member who is to be laid off or whose employment is to be terminated to displace (” bump”) other staff members.
Because case, the employer should publish a notice in the office (where it will be seen by the staff members) setting out the names, seniority and task classification of those staff members the employer means to terminate and the date of the proposed termination. The posting of the notice is thought about to be notification of termination, as of the date of the posting, to a staff member who is “bumped” by an employee called in the notification. However, this notice of termination should still fulfill the length requirements set out in the ESA.
There are likewise special guidelines regarding how notice is offered when there is a mass termination.
Termination pay
An employee who does not get the written notification required under the ESA should be offered termination pay in lieu of notice. Termination pay is a lump sum payment equal to the routine wages for a routine work week that a staff member would otherwise have been entitled to throughout the written notice period. An employee earns trip pay on their termination pay. Employers need to likewise continue to make whatever contributions would be required to preserve the advantages the staff member would have been entitled to had they continued to be utilized through the notice period.
Example: Regular work week
Sarah has actually worked for 3 and a half years. Now her job has been removed and her employment has been ended. Sarah was not provided any written notification of termination.
Sarah worked 40 hours a week weekly and was paid $20.00 an hour. She also got 4 per cent getaway pay. Because she worked for more than three years however less than four years, she is entitled to 3 weeks’ pay in lieu of notice.
Sarah’s regular earnings for a routine work week are determined:
$ 20.00 an hour X 40 hours a week = $800.00 a week
Her termination pay is computed:
$ 800.00 X 3 weeks = $2,400.00
Then her holiday pay on her termination pay is computed:
4% of $2,400.00 = $96.00
Finally, her trip pay is contributed to her termination pay:
$ 2400.00 + $96.00 = $2,496.00
Result: Sarah is entitled to $2,496.00. The company needs to also guarantee continued coverage for any benefit or pension that used to her for three weeks.
Example: No regular work week
Gerry has operated at an assisted living home for 4 years. He works each week, but his hours differ from week to week. His rate of pay is $25.00 an hour, and he is paid 6 per cent holiday pay.
Gerry’s employer eliminated his position and did not provide Gerry any written notification of termination. Gerry was ill and off work for two of the 12 weeks instantly preceding the day his employment was terminated. Gerry earned $1,800.00 in the 12 weeks before the day on which his work ended.
Gerry is entitled to four weeks of termination pay.
Gerry’s typical incomes weekly are computed:
$ 1,800.00 for 12 weeks/ 10 weeks (Gerry was off sick for two weeks for that reason these weeks are not consisted of in the estimation of typical incomes) = $180.00 a week
His termination pay is calculated:
$ 180.00 × 4 weeks = $720.00
Then his vacation pay on his termination pay is determined:
6% of $720.00 = $43.20
Finally, his holiday pay is contributed to his termination pay:
$ 720.00 + $43.20 = $763.20
Result: Gerry is entitled to $763.20. The company should also ensure ongoing protection for any benefit or pension that used to him for 4 weeks.
When to pay termination pay
Termination pay must be paid to a staff member either seven days after the staff member’s employment is terminated or on the worker’s next routine pay date, whichever is later.
Mass termination
Special guidelines for notice of termination may apply in cases of mass termination (when a company is terminating 50 or more staff members at its facility within a four-week duration).
Meaning of “establishment”
An “facility” is a place at which the employer carries on company. Separate places can be thought about one establishment if either:
– they lie within the very same municipality, or
– a worker at one area has contractual seniority rights that encompass the other area, allowing the worker to displace another worker (also called “bumping rights”).
Effective October 26, 2023, in cases of mass termination, the term “establishment” consists of an employee’s home, but just if the employee works from home and does not operate at any other place where the employer continues company.
This will need that employees who work specifically remotely be thought about for inclusion in the count when figuring out whether 50 or more staff members have actually been ended.
Note that where a worker carries out work both from their home and from another place where the company carries on organization (for instance, a workplace), their home is not consisted of in the definition of “facility”. Instead, the staff member is considered to have a connection to the office area and, therefore, for the function of mass termination, the staff member is consisted of with regard to that office place.
Example: where numerous areas are considered one “establishment”
ABC Company has a workplace and a storage facility located in London, ON. Sabrina lives in London and works for employment ABC Company specifically remotely: she performs work for the business from home and does not operate at the workplace.
For the function of mass termination, the company’s London office, London storage facility and Sabrina’s London home are thought about one “establishment.”
Employer obligations in a mass termination
When a mass termination happens, the employer needs to finish and deliver the Form 1 (Notice of termination of employment) to the Director of Employment Standards (Director) by:
– e-mail to esa_form1_notice@ontario.ca.
– fax to (416) 326-7061.
– individual delivery to the Director’s office on a day and at a time when it is open.
– mail shipment to the Director’s workplace, if the shipment can be confirmed.
The office of the Director of Employment Standards is located on the 9th flooring, 400 University Avenue, Toronto ON M7A 1T7.
Any notice to the affected staff members is ruled out to have been offered up until the Form 1 is received by the Director; in other words, notice of mass termination is not reliable until the Director receives the Form 1.
In addition to offering employees with individual notifications of termination, the company must, on the first day of the notification period:
– post a copy of the Form 1 offered to the Director in the office where it will concern the attention of the impacted staff members.
– offer a copy of the Form 1 to each affected staff member.
The amount of notice workers need to receive in a mass termination is not based on the staff members’ length of employment, but on the number of workers who have actually been ended. An employer must give:
– 8 weeks observe if the work of 50 to 199 employees is to be ended
– 12 weeks notice if the work of 200 to 499 employees is to be ended
– 16 weeks discover if the work of 500 or more staff members is to be ended
Exception to the mass termination rules
The mass termination guidelines do not apply if these 2 things use:
– the number of employees whose employment is being ended represents not more than 10 percent of the employees who have actually been used for a minimum of 3 months at the establishment
– none of the terminations are triggered by the long-term discontinuance of all or part of the company’s company at the facility
Mass termination: resignation by a staff member
A worker who has actually received termination notice under the mass termination rules who wants to resign before the termination date offered in the employer’s notice should give the employer at least one week’s composed notification of resignation if the staff member has actually been used for less than 2 years. If the work duration has actually been two years or more, the employee must offer at least 2 weeks’ composed notice of resignation. However, the employee does not have to offer notification of resignation if the company constructively dismisses the staff member or breaches a term of the contract.
Temporary work after termination date in notice
An employer can provide work to a worker who has been notified of termination on a momentary basis in the 13-week duration after the termination date set out in the notice without affecting the initial date of the termination and without being required to supply any more notification of termination to the employee when the momentary work ends.
If a staff member works beyond the 13-week period after the termination date and after that has their work ended, the employee will be entitled to a new written notification of termination as if the previous notice had never been given. The worker’s period of employment will then also consist of the duration of short-lived work.
Recall rights
A “recall right” is the right of an employee on a layoff to be called back to work by their company under a term or condition of employment. This right is typically discovered in cumulative agreements.
A staff member who has recall rights and who is entitled to termination pay because of a layoff of 35 weeks or more may pick to:
– keep their recall rights and not be paid termination pay (or severance pay, if they were entitled to discontinuance wage) at that time;
or
– give up their recall rights and get termination pay (and discontinuance wage, if they were entitled to discontinuance wage).
If a staff member is entitled to both termination pay and discontinuance wage, they need to make the exact same choice for both.
If an employee who is not represented by a trade union elects to keep their recall rights or stops working to decide, the company should send out the quantity of the termination pay (and discontinuance wage, if any) to the Director of Employment Standards, who holds the cash in trust.
If a worker who is represented by a trade union chooses to keep their recall rights or stops working to decide, the company and the trade union must try to come to an arrangement to hold the termination pay (and discontinuance wage, if any) in trust for the employee. If they can not concern a plan, and the trade union recommends the employer and the Director of Employment Standards in composing that efforts have stopped working, the employer must send the termination pay (and discontinuance wage, if any) to the Director of Employment Standards, who holds the cash in trust.
If a staff member chooses to offer up their recall rights or if the recall rights end, the cash that is kept in trust should be sent out to the worker.
If the employee accepts a recall back to work, the cash that is kept in trust will be returned to the employer.
Exemptions to notice of termination or termination pay
Many of these exemptions are intricate. Please get in touch with the Employment Standards Information Centre, 1-800-531-5551, if you require more info. Please also refer to the special guideline tool.
The notice of termination and termination pay requirements of the ESA do not use to a worker who:
– is guilty of wilful misbehavior, disobedience or wilful disregard of duty that is not insignificant and has not been condoned by the company. Note: “wilful” includes when a staff member meant the resulting effect or acted recklessly if they knew or should have understood the impacts their conduct would have. Poor employment work conduct that is unintentional or unintended is generally ruled out wilful;
– was worked with for a specific length of time or till the conclusion of a particular task. However, such a staff member will be entitled to see of termination or termination pay if:- the work ends before the term ends or the task is finished; or
– the term expires or the job is not completed more than 12 months after the work started; or
– the work continues for three months or more after the term expires or the job is finished;
See likewise: Employment Standards Self-Service Tool
Wrongful termination
Rights higher than ESA notification of termination, termination pay, discontinuance wage
The rules under the ESA about termination and severance of work are minimum requirements. Some workers may have rights under the typical law that are higher than the rights to discover of termination (or termination pay) and discontinuance wage under the ESA. A staff member might want to sue their former employer in court for “wrongful termination”. Employees should understand that they can not sue an employer for wrongful dismissal and submit a claim for termination pay or severance pay with the ministry for the same termination or severance of work. An employee must select one or the other. Employees might want to get legal advice worrying their rights.