In Ontario, however, the ESA mandates that the employee be paid statutory severance pay at the end of the working notice period if the employer has an annual payroll of over $ 2,500,000 and employee had been employed for at least five years. (employmentlaw101.ca)
Under the Ontario Employment Standards Act («ESA»), employers whose «payroll» is at least $ 2.5 million are required to pay a departing employee statutory severance pay if the employee is dismissed after five years of service. (labourandemploymentlaw.com)
Quadraspec's did not provide Paquette with statutory severance pay because the total amounts paid to its employees in Ontario did not exceed $ 2.5 million. (labourandemploymentlaw.com)