Fired for being too French? Not So Fast: CBC News
A waiter in Vancouver who lost his job for being rude and aggressive claims he was actually fired for being too French.
Guillaume Rey started working as a waiter at Milestones in October 2015. He filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal against the restaurant and its parent company Cara Operations Ltd. after he was fired in August 2017. He alleges the accusations against him were a “discrimination against my culture” which “tends to be more direct and expressive.”
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Can you be fired for being too French? That’s what a waiter in BC claims happened to him. Does the complaint have merit? A Vancouver employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP was interviewed by Rubina Ahmed-Haq for CBC Radio. Catch their take here.
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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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