Bayer Layoffs in Canada: August 2025 Update + Severance Rights

Bayer’s Restructuring and Layoff Announcements

Since 2023, global life sciences company Bayer has been in the middle of a massive shake-up under CEO Bill Anderson’s Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) plan.

The result? More than 12,000 jobs cut worldwide — including thousands in 2025 alone — with big hits to managerial and administrative teams in the United States, Switzerland, and other regions. Even if you work for Bayer in Canada, you may still feel the effects through role changes, department mergers, or reduced opportunities.

Bayer Canada employs more than 1,300 people across its pharmaceuticals, crop science, and consumer health divisions, with a head office in Mississauga, Ontario. While no large-scale layoffs have been officially confirmed here, we know from experience that global restructuring can quietly eliminate Canadian positions — often without employees realizing they have the right to significant severance pay.

Whether you’re handed a termination letter, told your “new role” will be different, or feel pressured to resign, you may be entitled to as much as 24 months’ pay. This guide explains exactly what’s happening at Bayer, your rights as a Canadian employee, and how our team at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has helped people in your position get the compensation they deserve.

Bayer’s Presence in Canada

Bayer Canada has deep roots here, with:

• A major head office in Mississauga, Ontario
• Pharmaceuticals: Prescription drugs and specialty health products
• Crop Science: Agricultural technology, seeds, and pest control solutions
• Consumer Health: Over-the-counter medicines and personal care items

When global headquarters make changes, the ripple effect often lands in Canadian offices — sometimes through direct layoffs, other times through “restructuring” that changes your job enough to trigger severance rights.

Bayer Layoff History

Here’s a look at how the company’s restructuring has unfolded over the last few years:

WATCH: Bayer Layoff Rights Explained

Severance Pay After a Bayer Layoff

If you’re a non-unionized employee and your job ends at Bayer — whether the company calls it a layoff, restructuring, or termination — you are owed severance pay.

Depending on your role, length of service, age, and the job market, this could be as much as 24 months’ pay. Severance must include:

• Salary
• Bonuses and commissions
• Benefits and pension contributions
• Stock options or incentive pay

Constructive Dismissal Risks at Bayer

You don’t have to be handed a pink slip for your employment to legally end. A constructive dismissal in Canada happens when your employer changes your job in a big way without your agreement — leaving you no real choice but to leave.

In a Bayer restructuring, this could mean:

• Losing managerial duties or direct reports
• Being moved into a completely different role
• Seeing a major cut to your pay, bonuses, or benefits
• Being told you must relocate to another city or province

Even if Bayer calls it a “new opportunity” or “temporary measure,” these changes potentially entitle you to full severance.

How We’ve Helped in Similar Situations

At Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, we’ve worked with employees in pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences companies — including those going through global restructuring — to make sure they leave with the compensation they deserve.

Our understanding of industry pay structures, bonus plans, and corporate HR tactics means we quickly spot when you’re being offered less than the law says you’re owed.

FAQs About Bayer Layoffs & Severance

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Disclaimer: The materials above are provided as general information about the rights of non-unionized 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, or a relationship between Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and a specific employer.