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When there’s a change of employer but the worker continues to be employed, there’s usually continuity of employment. Because the new owner keeps the same employee without a break, the worker’s entire period of service—both before and after the sale—counts toward termination entitlements such as notice or severance. That means if the employee is terminated later, the years worked before the sale are added to the service time used to determine how much notice or severance they are owed. The sale itself doesn’t erase the employee’s prior service, nor does it create a fresh, shorter service period.