Employment Law
Re-Hired & Fired By A Previous Employer? Get What You’re Owed!
We often get asked if you are re-hired by your former employer and then decide to terminate your employment, how much severance…
Profanity in the Workplace and Termination
An employment lawyer's reveiw of an employee's rights if they are terminated for cause after using profanity in the workplace.
If HR Tells You To “Suck It Up”, Here’s What You Should Do
Learn about what you should do if company’s human resources department downplays your complaint and tells you to “suck it up”.
Employee Terminated Over a Beer at Lunch
Can an employee be let go for having alcohol during a lunch break? What if the company has a zero-tolerance policy towards…
Employers Who Don’t Treat Employees Well, Do So At Their Own Risk!
Learn about the different situations where a Court will penalize an employer and award additional damages to the employee, if the employee…
Should Employees Be Fired For Referring Customers To Competitors?
A cashier was informing customers they could obtain the same items for less at a nearby Walmart and was fired for ‘disloyalty.’…
Should You Turn Down a Severance Offer?
What happens when you are let go, either with or without cause? Are you always owed severance pay? Should you reject an…
Was Hydro One FHRITP Firing Justified?
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Hydro One’s decision to fire an employee for cause after he made sexually explicit remarks at a…
Jian Ghomeshi and Implications for Canada’s Employers and Employees
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru talks about the implications of the Jian Ghomeshi case for employees and employers across Canada.