After 30 years of employment in an supervisory position for 4 schools, I was given notice that my employment would end in August 2018 due to restructuring in the organization; and that I would not be paid thereafter. If i continue to work until August 2018 am I entitled to a severance or should I leave now and be paid until August 2018 plus additional severance.

It is legal for your employer to offer you working notice instead of severance, but based on what you have described, it sounds like you have not been offered adequate notice or severance. If you would like to find out how much you may be owed, visit our Ontario Free Severance Calculator at http://www.severancepaycalculator.com/.

I specialize in wrongful dismissals and would be pleased to assist you in this matter. Please feel free to give me a call at 416-216-2844 or send me an email at jon.pinkus@stlawyers.ca, so that we can discuss your entitlements in detail and what your options are at this point. We should also take a look at your termination letter and any contracts that you have with the company.

Thank you for your question and we hope to speak to you soon.