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What is a fair severance package while on short term disability and the employer is unable to accommodate my return
Hello,
Employers have an obligation to accommodate their employees to the point of undue hardship. If they terminate the employee when they could have accommodated them, they risk being found liable for discrimination under human rights laws. Damages can include lost wages from the date of the termination to the date of the hearing, which can amount to several years of wages in some cases, as well as human rights damages.
In conjunction with the above, the employee would be entitled to severance, which is determined using the unique characteristics of each employee. There is no one size fits all approach, nor are there rules of thumb, such as a certain amount of weeks per year of service.
To find out how much severance you may be owed based on your unique circumstances, make use of our free severance pay calculator with no obligation at severancepaycalculator.com
Regards,
Lluc Cerda
Lawyer
Employers have an obligation to accommodate their employees to the point of undue hardship. If they terminate the employee when they could have accommodated them, they risk being found liable for discrimination under human rights laws. Damages can include lost wages from the date of the termination to the date of the hearing, which can amount to several years of wages in some cases, as well as human rights damages.
In conjunction with the above, the employee would be entitled to severance, which is determined using the unique characteristics of each employee. There is no one size fits all approach, nor are there rules of thumb, such as a certain amount of weeks per year of service.
To find out how much severance you may be owed based on your unique circumstances, make use of our free severance pay calculator with no obligation at severancepaycalculator.com
Regards,
Lluc Cerda
Lawyer