When the tech layoffs hit our department, HR gave me a 48-hour deadline to sign my release. I’ve been there six years and the package just felt light. I called Fair Exit because I was too stressed to think straight. They walked me through the basic ESA guidelines for notice and severance so I knew where I stood legally. Once we realized the company's offer was just the bare minimum, they connected me with a local employment lawyer who specialized in tech severances. Ended up getting an extra four months of salary continuance because I didn't sign right away.

My situation wasn't a standard firing. After the company got bought out, my new manager slowly stripped away my direct reports and changed my hours. It felt like they were trying to make me quit so they wouldn't have to pay out. Fair Exit helped me look at the situation through the lens of standard employment rules and explained how significant changes to a job can be treated as a termination. They then paired me with an attorney in their network who handles workplace changes, and we settled the matter out of court. Truly thankful I didn't just walk away with nothing.

After nearly 15 years with the same logistics firm, getting a termination letter out of nowhere because of 'restructuring' was a hard pill to swallow. They offered me a few weeks of pay, and I didn't know if that was standard. The team at Fair Exit explained the provincial ESA minimums for long-term service, which gave me a clear baseline. Realizing there was room to look at common law options, they put me in touch with an amazing workplace lawyer right here in town. We got the severance doubled, plus extended medical benefits. Fair Exit gave me the starting point I desperately needed.

I came back from my parental leave only to be told my original role had been 'eliminated' due to budget cuts, and they offered me a much lower-paying position instead. I reached out to Fair Exit just looking for a sanity check on what employers are allowed to do. They talked me through standard job reinstatement rules under the ESA, which validated my gut feeling that this wasn't right. They fast-tracked me to a legal partner who specializes in Ontario workplace discrimination to take over the case. We fought the package and won a fair resolution.

I left a secure job because a competitor headhunted me, only for them to downsize my new team four months later. Because I was only there a short time, they tried to give me one week of pay and send me on my way. Fair Exit walked me through how regular ESA notice periods work for short tenures, but explained that legal professionals often look at the job you gave up to move. They matched me with a great employment lawyer in the GTA who used that exact leverage. I got a much larger lump sum than the company ever intended to give.