Lawyer on teaching assistant’s firing for OnlyFans page: Daily Hive

A teaching assistant in Vancouver, British Columbia might soon face termination from her job due to her OnlyFans account.

Despite her best efforts to keep her presence online hidden from co-workers and students, Kristin MacDonald was eventually discovered by colleagues.

After receiving a cease and desist letter from her employer, a secondary school, MacDonald now questions if she’s being discriminated against.

A Vancouver employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP spoke to the Daily Hive on MacDonald’s options and the possibility of disciplinary action.

The lawyer explained the importance of a link to the workplace in order to justify termination or other consequences.

“If there is a connection, if any, to her job at the school; and the existence of any policies that speak to expectations for online conduct and clearly set out the consequences of a breach.”

They went on the explain that it is typically difficult to implement a termination for cause.

“The presumptive rule is that what you do in your personal time and outside the confines of your workday will not give an employer the right to terminate employment for cause.”