Construction Worker Employment Rights During COVID-19 – 580 CFRA

Construction workers in Ontario are concerned about their safety in the workplace during COVID-19. Employees in the industry (declared an essential service by the Ontario government) say that it is impossible to observe social distancing on job sites.

Ottawa Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins host Kristy Cameron on Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa to discuss the rights that construction workers in Ontario have, including their right to refuse unsafe work.

• I’m a construction worker. I don’t feel safe from COVID-19 on the construction site. What should I do?
• Constructions workers feel they can’t bring valid concerns to their employer, due to possibility of reprisal (Severance pay rights for construction workers).
• Service Canada and Samfiru Tumarkin LLP inundated with calls about their employment rights, rights to benefits