Employment Law
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…
Client Win: Legal assistant rejects ‘take it or leave it’ offer from new employer, wins 14 months’ pay
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secures a win for a legal assistant who rejected a ‘take it or leave it’ job offer after her…
Client Win: How withholding termination benefits backfired and voided a termination clause
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured fair severance by proving that withholding benefits during the notice period invalidated a termination clause.
Client Win: Justice for a Dedicated Parts Administrator Replaced by Automation
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured 14 months' pay for a loyal Parts Administrator dismissed after 17 years of service.
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.