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I live in Ontario but work for company based in California. I am an independent contractor and signed an Independent Contractor Agreement. The agreement states that "either party can terminate this agreement at any time during the Term without reason by giving the other party one month prior written notice". If the company were to terminate me without cause, is one month all they would legally be obligated to pay me?

Hello, I’ve been put on a PIP plan and I want to resigned. Do I need to give 2 weeks even though it’s in my contract ?

Employment Standards of Ontario says that in order to qualify for severance pay, you have to work for the employer for five or more years and that the employer has a global payroll of at least 2.5 million or severed the employment of 50 or more employees because the business permanently closed. Is this true? I've worked for my boss for 30+ yrs, he's retiring and says he doesn't owe me severance because of the Employment Standards Law. He only has 3 employees.

Hello, I currently work at an hourly job. My 3 months was up January 28, 2025. Prior to then my employer came to me and said he was going to extend probation for another 3 months. I did not sign an employment contract when I first started working. His reasoning behind this is unclear, he has not provided anything in writing. I have not been reprimanded in any way. He has not provided a reason for extending it either. My question is this; is this legal without any contract stipulating a) probation up front b) that probation can be extended and c) can he terminate me for no reason at this point because he feels like it.

Hi , thank you dear reader for your attention and time, in advance as well as for your reply. I am a little bit at odds with a legal matter, and for the sake of clarity , writing to earmark your expert advice after reviewing CP24 bulletins 'ask a lawyer". After carefully reading an entitled complaint policy, and making a complaint in good faith about an employee, where the use of violence wasn't being properly reported and/or documented and the effectively dealt with through a proposed mediation, that did not take place because the complaint policy states 'health and safety issues are not to be considered for mediation' and so I was dismayed when asked to take part on that, and worst even told that what \i was reporting, wasn't happening and when it was on CCTV camera, being denied the footage of said violence..... So in effect facing the reprisal of complaining but, the complaint policy I followed to the letter , and feeling kind of targeted by this employer and their processes, which I have requested to meet with the CEO, and given prospective dates in February for a Zoom Call, to meet and discuss, but like what do I say about how this incident which was after years of reporting harrasment and intimidation, culminated in violnce and how leadership staff doesn't want to acept that their staff refused to properly adhere to their professional abilities, and where liability comes in for the fact that this has been so long in taking the time to report because of the director, under the CEO refusing to adhere to her policies?