Losing your job in any manner can be a very stressful experience. You wonder how you will continue to support your family and pay your expenses and bills. You also worry about finding a new job. Are your skills out of date? You may need to update your training or return to school. Perhaps you are worried that potential employers will pass you over for someone younger.

On top of your concerns about your future, you may have questions about the termination of your employment. If you think that you may have been wrongfully dismissed, then you should consult an experienced wrongful dismissal lawyer as soon as possible.

An employer is permitted by law to terminate employees from their job as long as an advanced warning or payment, known as severance, is provided.

An employee is wrongfully dismissed when an employer terminates the employee without notice of termination or a fair payment in lieu of notice. What is most often disputed in wrongful dismissal cases is the amount of notice or pay in lieu of notice that an employee is entitled to because there are a wide range of factors that need to be considered. Factors include an employee’s salary, age, tenure as well as entitlement to all non-discretionary payments that he/she earned while employed.