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?
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About the Author
Alex C. Lucifero
Alex C. Lucifero is a partner and member of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP's Labour and Employment Law Group and Long-term Disability Group in Ontario.
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