What’s going on at Hood Packaging?

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports that Hood Packaging Corporation (Hood Packaging) is planning to shutter its plant in Guelph, Ontario.

According to an individual familiar with the matter, staff were told in January that the facility would be closed “at the end of the third quarter of 2025.”

Our experienced employment lawyers are following up with affected staff to better understand the situation.

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Employee rights when a business closes

• Severance pay

  If you're a non-unionized employee, you're generally owed severance pay. Severance is calculated using a variety of factors, including length of service, age, position, and your employment contract. Full severance can amount to 24 months’ pay, and should include bonuses, benefits, as well as commission.

• Working notice

  Employers may provide working notice, or advance notice, of termination instead of severance pay. This means that employees continue working until the closure date. Employers can offer working notice, severance pay, or a combination of both. If the notice period doesn't meet your full legal entitlement, you may still be owed additional severance.

• Offered a job elsewhere?

  If your employer offers you a...

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