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My boss has sold his practice to another lawyer, who has agreed to take me on and work for him, with the same employment terms (hourly rate, days worked, days off, 4 weeks vacation, etc), EXCEPT for the fact that he will not inherit my 30+ years of service seniority. Is this allowed? What are my rights? I will be loosing my service years and start back at day 1. Is my current employer (seller) responsible in some way for me loosing those years, through a severance package?
Your termination entitlements will depend on whether it is an asset sale or share sale of the business. If it is an asset sale, you are likely entitled to receive at least your statutory entitlements under the Employment Standards Act. I would strongly recommend that you contact us at the number below so that we can better assess your termination entitlements.