Company asks employees to lie, use vacation time but still work – 640 Toronto
Colliers Project Leaders told its employees that if they didn’t sacrifice paid vacation days and lie about it on their timecards, they would risk losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a recording provided to CBC News by employees of the Ottawa-based company , President and CEO Franklin Holtforster is heard asks employees to “surrender” vacation time if they want to save job at the business.
Lumi Pungea, an employment lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined Kelly Cutrara on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to explain why Holtforster’s request was inappropriate and in breach of Canada’s labour laws.
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About the Author
Lumi Pungea
Lumi Pungea is a Partner with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s Labour and Employment Law Group. She provides legal advice and representation to individuals, business and non-profit organizations, and is fluent in English, French and Romanian.
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