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I was given termination notice of 6 months. I've been with the company for 7 years and they are a severance paying company. I told HR my intent to resign during the statutory notice period. I did this and provided the 2 weeks notice with my last day falling into the last 7 weeks of the written notice. This severing my employment under section 63 1 e of the of the ESA. My question is, is the day I submit the letter of resignation the effective date or is it my last working day that is the effective date? If it is the latter, I did this correctly to still retain the right to severance. Another question, since my employment would still be severed on what would have been my last working day had I worked the entire notice period (section 63 3 of the ESA), will the company owe severance 7 days after that date or 7 days after my last working day? Thanks
Hello,
To retain your severance, the last day of your notice of resignation, which must be of at least two week, must fall within the statutory notice period. It seems that you have done this correctly.
However, your severance pay only becomes payable on the last day of the termination notice period given to you by your employer, ie. the end of the 6 month notice period they have provided you.
Regards,
Lluc Cerda
Lawyer
To retain your severance, the last day of your notice of resignation, which must be of at least two week, must fall within the statutory notice period. It seems that you have done this correctly.
However, your severance pay only becomes payable on the last day of the termination notice period given to you by your employer, ie. the end of the 6 month notice period they have provided you.
Regards,
Lluc Cerda
Lawyer