Add Comment Question: A friend of mine received notice of termination but was not offered severance, so I advised her to contact Lior for assistance, however she had two main objections to doing this, which I'm hoping you can help me with. Her first objection was that the company apparently isn't obligated to pay her severance since the payroll in Ontario is less than $2.5 Mn/yr, to which I replied based on having listened to The Employment Hour that this may not be relevant at all. However, I did not know how to respond to her second objection, which is that she doesn't want to leave the company on bad terms and she needs the references for future employment. I would appreciate any help you can give to help enable me to better respond to her concerns, as I would hate for her to lose the severance she's entitled to. Answer: You are completely right that the size of the payroll does not matter. She will not burn bridges. This should be a simple negotiation with her former employer without legal action. It should be simple and painless to resolve. At the very least she should give me a call so she can find out what she is owed. She can then decide what she wants to do. Lior Samfiru Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.