Add Comment Question: My full time employer of the past 5 years, who is a life insurance agent, just told me last week she needs a sales associate working for her (I'm an administrative assistant) and that my job will end at the end of the month. She said I could put my name in for the job if I want to get my life and mutual fund licences and start selling insurance, and I would earn commission rather than salary. She knew I would not want to accept a sales position and work for commission. She said I would be paid until the end of April and she would pay out my accrued vacation pay. Another note: this insurance agent works for Sun Life Financial and is located in a Sun Life building. When they were notified that my job would end at the end of April, Sun Life took away all of my access (passwords etc) and made them take away my keys, as I could become "disgruntled" since my job is ending, and they can't risk the possibility that I may steal information or damage property. Severance was never mentioned, nor was unused vacation up to the end of April. I have been told that this is wrongful dismissal (including by a lawyer who I only spoke to on the phone). Retaining the lawyers services would be very expensive and I won't have an income in less than 3 weeks. I really need to know if retaining a lawyer is a reasonable risk or if I should just contact the labour board about getting severance and leave it at that. Answer: I would highly recommend that you speak to a lawyer regarding your situation. First of all, you can obtain more through a lawyer than you can through the Ministry of Labour. Second, there are a lot of moving parts here, which may not all translate or come across in a MOL application. At the very least, take a free consultation with a lawyer so that you at least have a better understanding your of your entitlements. 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.