Employment Hour 980 CKNW – S2 E15
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Summary
Listen below as a Vancouver Employment Lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP reveals your workplace rights in British Columbia on the Employment Law Show. They shatter myths and misconceptions about severance pay, terminations, workplace harassment, overtime pay, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, duty to accommodate, and more.
What We Covered
– The lawyer discusses a significant win for her client in Greenlees v. Starline Windows Ltd., where she secured 6 months’ pay for an employee after only 6 months of employment. She delves into how severance packages work for Starline Windows employees, and other workers across B.C.
– A Construction worker’s hours were cut back to nothing. His employer told him to wait for another project to come around. Can they do that?
– The 2-year and 6-month limitation periods on legal claims in British Columbia where employment law is concerned
– I tried to go back to work following a disability leave, but my boss has no job for me to return to.
– I’m being overworked by my boss. What can I do?
– I returned to work after being injured on the job, but am having trouble working, If I can’t work, what do I do?
– Last year I was laid off. How much time do I have to take legal action for being termination. Do I get severance, even if I was fired for cause?
– My employer fired me because I didn’t get them a doctor’s note by their deadline. Can they do that?
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