COVID
Can My Employer Change My Rate of Pay if I Choose to Continue to Work From Home?
Should an employer make changes to pay if employees decide to continue to work from home? Is working from home a sufficient…
CERB extension delays tough questions for workers hurt by COVID-19 – Maclean’s
What will happen to Canadians still out of work when the CERB ends? Partner Lior Samfiru addressed the matter in an interview…
Company asks employees to lie, use vacation time but still work – 640 Toronto
Partner Lumi Pungea spoke to Global News Radio 640 Toronto about an Ottawa CEO's request that employees lie about vacation time use…
Loblaw ending pandemic pay wage premium for frontline workers – 640 Toronto
An Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP on Loblaw's decision to end their wage premium during the COVID-19 pandemic & an employee's rights…
Starbucks Canada: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Starbucks? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Parents’ rights as childcare centres reopen in Ontario
Partner Lior Samfiru told 640 Toronto's Mike Stafford about a parent's workplace rights as daycare and childcare spots reopen in Ontario.
Ontario is allowing child-care centres to reopen. Do I have to return to work?
Ontario is allowing child-care centres to reopen. What rights to employees have if they still can't get a daycare spot or are…
Employment Lawyer on draft legislation and possible CERB penalties – CKNW
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP spoke to Mike Smyth on CKNW about draft legislation that seeks to heavily penalize Canadians who take advantage of…
Can my employer ask me about my personal life outside work during the pandemic?
Partner Jon Pinkus on an employer's right to ask their staff what about their activities during personal time amid the COVID-19 pandemic…