Wrongful Dismissal
Let go without proper notice or cause? We assess your severance entitlements and negotiate the package you're actually owed.
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Toronto employment lawyer.
Whether you've been let go, offered a severance package, or are dealing with a workplace dispute, Pelsmakher Law represents employees and employers across Toronto, from the financial district to North York, Scarborough, and Etobicoke.
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Employment Law in Toronto
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Toronto regarding:
- Wrongful dismissal
- Severance package reviews
- Constructive dismissal
- Employment contract review and drafting
- Executive employment agreements
- Human rights and workplace harassment
- Disability accommodation
- Temporary layoffs
- Just cause dismissals
- Independent contractor disputes
- Bonus and commission disputes
- Workplace investigations
- Employer workplace policies
- Employment Standards Act compliance
Toronto's competitive job market
Toronto is home to Canada's largest concentration of head offices, financial institutions, and technology employers, which means compensation packages here are often more complex than a simple salary. Bonuses, RSUs, commissions, and other incentive pay are common, and each of those components can affect what you're actually owed on termination, well beyond the number in an employer's initial letter.
Executive and high-income severance
Senior employees and executives in Toronto's competitive market often have the most to lose, and the most to gain, when a termination is handled properly. Longer careers, specialized roles, and a tighter market for comparable senior positions can all increase the notice period an employee is entitled to at common law, well above the minimums in an employer's standard offer.
We regularly review termination and severance packages for Toronto employees at every level, assess whether a termination clause is enforceable, and negotiate before a release is signed.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Toronto choose Pelsmakher Law because we provide focused employment law representation, responsive communication, strategic negotiation, and practical, transparent advice, with secure virtual consultations so you don't need to travel for experienced legal help. Learn more about the firm or read our employment law blog.
Also serving nearby areas: Vaughan, Markham, Mississauga, Richmond Hill
Toronto FAQs
Common questions from Toronto clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Toronto.
Don't sign anything yet. Preserve your employment contract, offer letter, and any termination documents, and have the severance offer reviewed before you sign a release. Many Toronto severance offers are well below what an employee is actually entitled to.
Often, yes. Depending on the wording of your compensation plan and employment contract, bonuses, commissions, and equity that would have vested during your notice period may be recoverable as part of a wrongful dismissal claim.
Yes. We advise Toronto employers on employment contracts, terminations, restructuring, and workplace policies, in addition to representing employees.
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