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Unless you are a member of a union, your employer may end your employment, even if you have done nothing wrong. However, they must give you either reasonable notice or payment instead of notice. If you are not provided with reasonable notice or payment, you are entitled to take your employer to court. | Unless you are a member of a union, your employer may end your employment, even if you have done nothing wrong. However, they must give you either '''reasonable notice''' or payment instead of notice. If you are not provided with reasonable notice or payment, you are entitled to take your employer to court. | ||
== Minimum notice requirments == | == Minimum notice requirments == | ||
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* three weeks’ notice (or equivalent pay) after three consecutive years of employment plus an additional week’s notice (or equivalent pay) for each additional consecutive year of employment to a maximum of eight weeks’ notice (or equivalent pay). | * three weeks’ notice (or equivalent pay) after three consecutive years of employment plus an additional week’s notice (or equivalent pay) for each additional consecutive year of employment to a maximum of eight weeks’ notice (or equivalent pay). | ||
===Federally regulated employer === | |||
You are entitled to at least two weeks’ notice after three consecutive months of employment. You are entitled to severance pay after 12 consecutive months of employment. | You are entitled to at least two weeks’ notice after three consecutive months of employment. You are entitled to severance pay after 12 consecutive months of employment. | ||
=== Wrongful dismissal === | |||
If you have been dismissed without just cause, you may also sue your employer in court for wrongful dismissal. | If you have been dismissed without just cause, you may also sue your employer in court for '''wrongful dismissal'''. | ||
== First steps == | == First steps == | ||