COVID-19: Unemployment numbers in Canada & recall from a layoff – Corus Radio

What rights do employees have when businesses reopen amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Lior Samfiru is a Vancouver employment lawyer and founding partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Nicki Reitmeyer on Corus Radio to talk about the latest unemployment numbers from Statistics Canada, being recalled from a temporary layoff, and employee rights during COVID-19.

• Will Canada’s unemployment numbers continue to increase over time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?
• The number of employees returning to work depends on customer habits
• It will be much more difficult for unemployed Canadians to find new work during the coronavirus pandemic
• What happens if I am owed severance pay, but my employer closes permanently due to COVID-19?
• Are employment lawyers seeing an increase in business due to the coronavirus outbreak and response?
• How has the pandemic changed employment law and impacted the legal industry?
• I am an essential worker and do not feel safe at work. Can I refuse to go to work if I think my employer isn’t creating a safe workplace?
• If you are recalled back to work with temporary changes to your employment, get the details from your employer in writing.
• Do I have to accept a pay cut from my employer due to COVID-19?