COVID-19: Employee rights as businesses reopen in Canada – Global News

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru explains what your employee rights are businesses start to reopen across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Samfiru, an employment lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined Antony Robart on Global News, where he discussed various aspects of an employee’s return to work as Canada seeks to restart the economy.

0:24 – Do employees have to return to work if their employer asks them to, or can they continue to work from home remotely?

1:11 – What rights does an employee have if a workplace isn’t safe from COVID-19?

2:15 – Can I be forced back to work if I don’t have childcare?

2:59 – Can my employer force me to return to a modified job? Can my employer reduce my pay or hours, change my duties or responsibilities, or demote me when they bring me back to work?

4:11 – Can my employer force me to undergo a temperature check at work to determine if I have COVID-19?

5:00 – What are my employment rights if I can’t work because I have come into contact with somebody who has the coronavirus?

Learn more about your rights during the coronavirus pandemic through our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Knowledge Centre, where you can find resources about your employment rights during COVID-19.

Contact us today to speak to a Toronto employment lawyer about your rights.