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Hello. I provided an intent to resign letter to my company indicating that I would be leaving in 4 weeks (from the date of the letter). A week later, my company informed me that my position was no longer required and I was terminated and told that because I had provided my resignation letter already, I would not be getting any severance package. This resulted in me having 3 weeks less time to finish offboarding and transitioning my work to the rest of my team. Had I waited to resign (given 2 weeks notice instead), it is possible that I would have still been laid off but instead would have got a severance package but sent the letter early based on my manager's request. Instead, I get no severance package and will simply get paid up until my original stated end date. Is there justifications for severance here (wrongful dismissal)?
Your employer should be paying you up to the end of your notice of resignation date, whether they want you to continue working through that notice period or not. Since you already resigned you likely would not be able to pursue severance. If you would like a consultation to discuss your particular circumstances, please call our Firm for a consultation.