Yes, it's the same way here in the US. But there is no requirement in most situations for it so you are not entitled. It sounds to me like your company pretty much is under new ownership and they want to move it to another town and you don't want to go with them. So they let you go. It does not sound like you are entitled to anything to me. It does not sound like you have any basis for any sort of lawsuit either. You can't expect the company to stay where you want them for your convenience.
Correct, no entitlement, something I meanwhile found out while researching.
The company might want to avoid a long drawn out lawsuit procedure but I didn't even suggest that, I asked nicely like "How do we arrange things, so I get a nice severance payment?". We're still on speaking terms. The guy said something noncommittal along the lines of he's open to a reasonable sum.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not hot for any lawyer action but also not a fan of leaving money on the table. I've spent most of my life at that place and always gave 110 percent. I'm not ashamed to try.
Your statements are pretty highly conflicting though. It just seems to me, like I said before, the company is moving to a new location and you don't want to go. I don't think you're entitled to anything.
>Correct, no entitlement >Because the least that's coming to me is half a month's pay for every year I've worked there (39 years).
Sounds like entitlement
>I'm not hot for any lawyer action >They have another thing coming. It's lawyer time.
Sounds pretty litigious to me.
At the time when I made the OP, I was still pretty pissed and didn't know the legal framework. I've admitted that and corrected it in my reply to your post.
Just in case it wasn't clear: I can't simply move to a place 350 km away and leave our house and my handicapped wife alone. We just did our taxes and that's why I have her ID ready (redacted of course) just in case you think I'm making shit up.
You're absolutely right, I don't want to go, tbh. But even if I wanted to, I couldn't, so the point is moot. Wouldn't even make sense financially to find a place to stay down there and have a five hour commute twice every week end (I checked). I even floated the idea to Mr. boss and he was flabbergasted that I even mentioned it. Clearly no one from the old company is wanted in the new one. And no, It's not our fault. We produced great quality with tiny resources.
Regarding your quotes of what I wrote, I've got to ask: Why did you reverse the order of my statements here?
Correct, no entitlement Because the least that's coming to me is half a month's pay for every year I've worked there (39 years).
Sounds like entitlement
And here?
I'm not hot for any lawyer action They have another thing coming. It's lawyer time.
Sounds pretty litigious to me.
Looks disingenuous. I had made an erroneous statement because this is the first time in my god damn life I've been fired from a job after continuously working for over 43 years now. I corrected myself.
Would make sense if this is the kind of online discussion where one side is out to get a kick out of "always being right". In which case I'm out. You win, have fun with that. Great job.