Constellation Software: Severance Packages

Constellation Software is a Canadian multinational software company that specializes in acquiring, managing, and building industry-specific software businesses. The company’s primary focus is on vertical market software , which caters to specific industries such as healthcare, public sector, education, transportation, and more.

Subsidiaries of Constellation Software include Volaris Group, Harris Computer Systems, Jonas Software, Vela Software, Perseus Operation Group, Modaxo, and Total Specific Solutions.

The firm operates through a decentralized structure, allowing its acquired companies to maintain their own identities and autonomy while benefiting from the support and resources provided by the larger organization. The company provides strategic guidance, financial resources, and operational expertise to help its subsidiary businesses thrive and grow.

Constellation Software’s headquarters is located in Toronto, Canada, from which it oversees 25,000 employees across more than 100 countries.

Regarding the types of jobs at Constellation Software, they can vary depending on the specific businesses within the company’s portfolio. Common roles include software development, project management, sales and marketing, customer support, and executive positions. The company values domain expertise and industry knowledge, as well as technical skills, to cater to the specific needs of the vertical markets they serve.

Constellation Software was founded in 1995 by Mark Leonard, who currently serves as the company’s CEO. Over the years, the company has grown through a series of strategic acquisitions, focusing on software businesses with strong market positions and growth potential. This acquisition-based growth strategy has allowed Constellation Software to expand its presence in various industry verticals and establish itself as a prominent player in the software industry.

Severance for Constellation Software employees

In Canada, non-unionized employees at Constellation Software may get up to 24 months of severance pay when they are fired or laid off from their job. This applies to individuals working in any capacity—full-time, part-time, or hourly—in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Contractors may also be entitled to severance pay due to employee misclassification.

Severance is the compensation provided to non-unionized workers in Canada by their employer when they are terminated without cause.

Even if an employee is fired for cause, they may still be eligible for full severance pay. This is due to the high standards required to legally justify for-cause dismissal.

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• Severance for provincially regulated employees
• Severance packages in mass layoffs
• How severance pay works by company
• Severance for federally regulated employees

The right to severance pay is consistent regardless of economic conditions, company downsizing, business closures, or significant public health events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

WATCH: Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru explains everything you need to know about severance pay on an episode of the Employment Law Show.

The employment lawyers at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP have represented tens of thousands of employees over the years in severance package negotiations.

We have successfully secured much larger amounts for individuals employed across a variety of positions, from entry level jobs to executives.

How to properly calculate severance pay

Employers often incorrectly calculate severance pay. There is a belief that severance pay is one week’s pay, two weeks’ pay, or a week for every year of service an employee has with the company.

For non-unionized employees, the main factors of termination or severance pay include age, length of service, position, bonuses, benefits, and the ability to find new work.

If you work at Constellation Software, you are likely a provincially regulated employee. That means your severance package must consider:

• Your minimum severance pay as a provincially regulated employee, which is determined by each individual province.
• Your full severance pay according to our legal system (common law) which can be as much as 24 months’ pay.

To figure out how much compensation you may be entitled to, use our firm’s Pocket Employment Lawyer.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
• Severance Pay in Ontario
• Alberta severance packages
• Understanding severance in B.C.
• Layoffs in Canada

Don’t sign on the dotted line!

Do not accept any severance offer, termination papers, or exit agreement that Constellation Software may provide you with.

Once you sign back these documents, you eliminate your ability to negotiate a fair and proper severance package.

Generally speaking, if an employee does not receive the proper amount of severance pay when they lose their job, they may be considered to have been wrongfully dismissed. An employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP can analyze your situation and explain how much compensation you may be owed.

Talk to an employment lawyer

The experienced employment law team at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has helped tens of thousands of non-unionized individuals across the country. In addition to severance package negotiations, our team has experience securing solutions for the following employment matters:

Our lawyers in Ontario, Alberta, and B.C. stand ready to help you solve your workplace issues.

If you are a non-unionized employee who needs help with an employment issue, contact us or call 1-855-821-5900 to get the advice you need, and the compensation you deserve.

Disclaimer: The materials above are provided as general information about the rights of employees in Canada. It is not specific to any one company and should not be read as suggesting any improper conduct on the part of any specific employer.