Severance Entitlements

Companies With a Payroll of Less Than $2.5 Million in Ontario but More Than $2.5 Million Outside Ontario Take Note – OLRB Finds You Are Not a Severance Pay Employer

In a recent Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) decision, Hawkes v Max Aicher (North America) Limited (“Hawkes”), the OLRB confirmed that when calculating the quantum of a company’s payroll for the purpose of determining an employee’s entitlement to severance pay, only the company’s Ontario payroll should be considered.

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