Employee Rights when businesses open amid coronavirus pandemic – 630 CHED
What rights do employees have when businesses reopen amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?
Lior Samfiru is a Canadian employment lawyer and founding partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined hosts Chelsea Bird and Shaye Ganam on 630 CHED in Edmonton to guide employees and employers in Canada through their options and obligations when restrictions on companies are lifted.
- Do I have to go back to work if the business reopens?
- What process do I need to follow if I don’t feel safe returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Is my employer allowed to make changes to my job to minimize contact between employees?
- If I choose not to work when I am recalled by my employer, will I lose my job and CERB payments?
- Does my employer have to accommodate my request to work from home?
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Many businesses will reconsider requirements for office space and working remotely from home.
About the Author
Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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