Have you ever wondered how much severance pay and termination pay you are entitled to after being terminated as of today? Continue reading to find out. Topics Will be Covered in This Post: What Is Termination Without Cause? What Is Reasonable Notice? When Will Common Law Reasonable Notice be Used? A Case Law Analysis of Reasonable Notice Paquette and TeraGo Networks Inc. Larry Patterson v IBM Canada Limited, 2017 ONSC 1264 Nemirovski v. Socast Inc. 2017 ONSC 5616 Dawe v. The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 512 Conclusion 1. What Is Termination Without Cause? When an employee is dismissed without cause , the employer can provide the employee a "working notice" or terminate the employment relationship immediately by paying compensation "in lieu" of notice . In practice, a vast majority of employers will choose to pay compensation in lieu of notice. The amount of compensation that an employer is required to pay under Common...