What are my severance pay and other entitlements in the event I am laid off?

Depending on the option you choose from those listed in Appendix D of the WFAD, i.e. surplus priority status, transition support measure or education leave, you may be entitled to layoff priority for 1 year, severance pay at layoff rate in accordance with the terms set out in the collective agreement in addition to a lump-sum amount in accordance with the schedule set Transition Support Measure Table at Appendix C of the WFAD.  Please read Appendix D and the remainder of the WFAD carefully for details on other entitlements you may have.

Pursuant to section 22.01(a) of the collective agreement, a lawyer shall receive severance benefits calculated on the basis of his weekly rate of pay:

(i) On the first lay off after November 28, 1969, two (2) weeks´ pay for the first complete year of continuous employment and one week´s pay for each additional complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous employment, one week´s pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty-five.

(ii) On second or subsequent layoff after November 28, 1969, one week´s pay for each complete year of continuous employment and, in the case of a partial year of continuous employment, one week´s pay multiplied by the number of days of continuous employment divided by three hundred and sixty five, less any period in respect of which he was granted severance pay under subparagraph 22.01(a)(i) above.