Employers asking workers to take pay cuts or use vacation for sick days
Cineplex Odeon employees have been asked to take a 60% reduction in pay or face a layoff. Dollarama wants workers to use vacation days if they miss work due to illness. Casinos refusing to top up EI payments for their employees.
The Toronto Star’s Sara Mojtehedzadeh spoke to Lior Samfiru, an employment lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, about the rights of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic as job loses continue to mount in Ontario.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and the Practice Leader of the firm’s Labour & Employment Law Group. Known for his advocacy and success representing both employees and employers, Lior exclusively serves clients in Ontario, where his extensive experience has made him one of Canada’s most sought-after employment lawyers.
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