Jobs lost in closure of Rose Integration: Ottawa employment lawyer discusses on CTV News

Interview Summary

Rose Integration, which opened in the 1980s and was set up in Carleton place, is set to close after being sold to a new owner. The manufacturer employed hundreds of employees, many of whom are set to lose employment. Long-term employees are unsure of their rights to severance pay,

Alex Lucifero, an Ontario employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joined CTV News Ottawa to discuss the closure and provide commentary on employee rights.

Interview Notes

• Many employees impacted by closure: Lucifero stated that former employees of Rose Integration have reached out for legal advice, and many were surprised by the closure. “For the vast majority of employees, it did come out of the blue,” Lucifero said.
• Severance entitlements for employees: Other than an employee’s age, position and years of service, there will be other factors that influence entitlements. “These people are going to be out there now looking for new employment in increasingly difficult job markets with less of those opportunities available,” Lucifero explained.

Related Resources

For further insights and discussions related to business closures and severance pay, explore the following resources:

• Severance pay for employees in Ontario
• Employee rights when a company closes