The Employment Standards Act is the law that contains Ontario's basic rules about working and employing people. Both workers and employers have rights and responsibilities under the Act.
Severance pay is money paid by an employer to some workers who lose their jobs.
It is paid in recognition of their years of service. Not everyone can get severance pay. Rules in the Act say which workers can get severance pay. There are other reasons why you would not get severance pay. If you qualify for severance pay, your employer will give you one week's regular pay for each year of employment.