Add Comment Question: Do I have and rights? I was temp laid off July 29th(lack of work). I will be 65 next May. Impossible to find work at my age,though this company lays off 1 group for about 6 months,calls them back then lays off another group. Before the 35 wks EI runs out ( they avoid paying termination pay ). This is 2nd time for me as was laid off Sept 2013 for 6 months (lack of work) BUT, and here is where it is very interesting. My company ( MTC in Whitby ) had a deal back then with Durham College. That has a deal (am told with Govmt of Ontario and India) To hire Durham College grad students and keep them employed for a full 2 years. That way those Grad students can get PR status in Canada. I do the same job as what they were hired for. They were all hired between Apr-Jun of 2013 to do same job as me. When I was called back after 6 months of temp layoff in March 2014. All of those Durham College Grad students from India were still there.. Doing my job.. In this case repair of Sony playstations. I do not know if I stand a chance to go after them. In a perfect world...Just let the EI of 35 wks run out and MTC then give me 10 wks of termination. I never complained to the company back then 3 yrs ago about the grads. But this time am totally frustrated. BTW in the almost 10 years (Nov 14/06) that I have been there have never gotten a raise. They don't give raises to anyone. I had to go thru 14 months of adult retraining and 3 years of Durham College after a back injury to do modified duty (bench work) . The head of Durham College Tech dept that sent those Grads students to my work place was one of my Professors...Small World. Answer: You do have rights. In this case you may be able to treat your lay off as a termination. That being said, if you have a history of lay offs (in your case a layoff in 2013) you have have to wait until the 35 weeks elapses before you can make a claim for severance. I would encourage you you call us and set up a consultation with one of our employment lawyers so that we can discuss your matter and provide you with more information. I would also encourage you to visit the severance pay calculator our firm has developed to see what you are owed (www.SeverancePayCalculator.com). 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.