Pandemic Pay Problems and Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation – 580 CFRA

Some employees in Ontario have not received the ‘pandemic pay’ increase promised by the province that their colleagues have received. What are their rights? And how does a new regulation in Ontario’s Infectious Disease Emergency Leave change employee rights during a temporary layoff or change to their pay amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

Alex Lucifero, an employment lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined Ottawa at Work on Newstalk 580 CFRA to explain the new temporary regulation on constructive dismissals during COVID-19 and pandemic pay increases.

0:32 – Unionized employees in Ontario and the temporary ‘pandemic pay’ increase

2:35 – What is the new layoff regulation in Ontario and how does it change things for employees?

3:56 – How will the changes to Infectious Disease Emergency Leave impact severance pay?

Learn more about your rights during the coronavirus pandemic through our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Knowledge Centre, where you can find resources about your employment rights during COVID-19.