How can you tell if your employer has a payroll of $2.5 million dollars per year which is one of the requirements for severance? I work for a major drugmart' starts with "S"' and the drugmart is owned by an " associate owner" , he only has one store and I've been told annual sales are in the neighborhood of $16 million. I've worked just over 5 years and employer gave me 8 weeks notice that I have to start working Fridays which I have not done for the past 3years8 months because I have other obligations to my family business and children. The employer agreed via computer authorization to Mon-Thurs schedule Sept 2011 which is what I have been working since then and he is well aware I cannot work Fridays nor take on any additional shifts. I never signed a contract when I began work, the employee handbook does say employment standards will be followed upon termination but not sure if that means I couldn't get severance?