News from September 2026
10 articles, newest first.
Know your rights
Fired on probation? You may still be owed notice
Probation doesn't let an employer drop you for nothing. An Ontario court just awarded 3 months' pay to a worker let go 10 days into the job.
Court decision
Fired for cause after a one-sided investigation?
An Ontario court threw out a bank's claim of cause after a biased investigation and awarded 16 months' notice. Here's what it looked at.
Court decision
Laid off "temporarily"? Read your contract first
Ontario's Court of Appeal just ruled that a six-month unpaid layoff wasn't a dismissal, because of one clause in the employee's contract. Here's how to check yours.
Court decision
Your building got a new contractor. Who owes your severance?
Your employer lost the building's contract and the new company didn't keep you. Ontario's Court of Appeal just decided who pays the notice courts award.
Court decision
Your contract may cap your severance: a court just said so
Ontario's Court of Appeal upheld two termination clauses that let employers fire "at any time" and "for any reason" with only the ESA minimum. Here's what to check in yours.
Court decision
Fired before your stock vested? A court says it counts
Ontario's Court of Appeal ruled that a clause ending stock vesting on your last day broke the ESA, and counted 10 months of vesting in an employee's damages.
Know your rights
Laid off after 20 years? Here's what you're owed, at minimum
A budget cut isn't cause. After 20 years, Ontario's ESA floor can reach 28 weeks of pay, and courts often award more. Here's what to know before you sign.
Law change
Minimum wage rises to $17.95 on Oct. 1: check your pay
Ontario's minimum wage goes up on October 1. Here are the new rates, and how to check that your first October pay gets the raise right.
Site news
Ontario Severance is live: find out what you're really owed
Lost your job, or worried you might? Get a free severance estimate in minutes, see what Ontario courts gave people like you, and ask your questions. No account needed.
Site news
How do we get your severance right? Here's what we do
A modern team focused on one thing: Ontario employment rights. Here's how we turn nearly 4,000 court decisions and the law into numbers you can check.