Age Discrimination: Retirement Rights for Older Employees

The fire chief in the town of Renfrew is out of a job — for a reason some find unfair (age discrimination) and infuriating.

Guy Longtin was a veteran of the job. He had been serving in the role of fire chief since 1992. This week that all came to an end. Longtin has learned he no longer holds the position because at the age of 61 it’s been decided he’s too old for the job.

He was forced out of his job after Renfrew’s town council passed a new policy.

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“It’s not the physical nature of the job, it’s the stress and associated long-term stress of the position” says Peter Emon, Town of Renfrew Reeve.

Alex Lucifero, is an Employment Lawyer in Ottawa and Managing Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Henry Burris on CTV Morning Live Ottawa to discuss workplace rights that older employees have in Canada, and how to enforce them. He also discussed severance pay in Canada.

On another episode of CTV Morning Live, Alex discussed severance pay for long term employees after a major case win for his client. He secured 24 months’ pay for an employee in Ottawa.

You can also watch Alex’s interview on CTV Morning Live.