Bill Kelly Show: Return to work during COVID-19 pandemic

A Hamilton employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined Bill Kelly on 900 CHML Global News Radio to discuss employment rights during the COVID-19 pandemic – specifically where they apply to a return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Are most businesses likely to recall only a fraction of their staff as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted in Ontario?
• Can an employee refuse to return to work from a temporary layoff and continue to collect the CERB instead?
• An employee who refuses a recall from a temporary layoff will no longer be eligible for the CERB program.
• I’m afraid that I might become infected with COVID-19 if I return to work. Is that a good enough excuse to refuse a return to work?
• Am I entitled to the same job, same position and the same pay when I am recalled to my job?
• Do I have a right to continue working from home after the coronavirus pandemic subsides?