What if an employee is called back to work from a layoff?
If an employee is called back while he or she is still on layoff, the employee must decide if he or she going back. If the employee decides to go back, he or she must do so within a reasonable period of time. If the employee refuses to return, he or she may lose the right to termination pay or severance pay: • if an employee is already entitled to termination pay or severance (after 13 or 35 weeks of layoff) when the employer calls him or her back to work, the employee will not lose the right to the termination or severance pay by refusing to return to work. • if an employee is not yet entitled to termination pay or severance, he or she could lose the rights to termination pay or severance if he or she: • Refuses to return to work when the employer calls the employee back to his or her old job or to a reasonable alternative job. In this case, the employer does not have to pay the employee either termination pay or severance; • Refuses to return to work when the employer calls the emplo
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