Resignation

Yes, a worker can quit their job due to stress and still receive employment insurance (“EI”) if they can prove that they had no reasonable alternative but to resign. Normally, workers who quit their job voluntarily are not entitled to EI. However, workers who quit can access EI regular benefits if they had “just cause” …

In Ontario, you cannot collect severance if you retire voluntarily, but you can collect severance if you are asked to retire or given a “retirement package”. Alternatively, your employer may have a retirement plan/policy in place that vests over your whole career and pays you a “severance” once you choose to exercise it.  Retiring Without …

Yes, you do have to give notice of your resignation in Canada. The common law imposes a duty to provide notice of resignation on all employees. However, you don’t have to give two weeks’ notice of your resignation in Canada per se. Rather, you have to give a “reasonable” amount of notice of your resignation, …

What is a resignation letter? A resignation letter is a written notice to your employer that you are planning to leave your job on a specified date. Resignation letters are a form of professional courtesy so that your soon-to-be former employer has an opportunity to find a replacement. A formal resignation letter may also be …

When is a Resignation a Resignation? A resignation is only enforceable if an employer, who should have doubted an employee’s intention to truly quit her job, examined whether such a consequential decision on the employee’s behalf was truly intended. A good example of this line of reasoning comes from the Ontario Superior Court’s recent decision …