Employment Hour 580 CFRA – S1 E3

Summary

Ottawa Employment Lawyer Alex Lucifero, Managing Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Ontario on The Employment Hour.

Every Saturday at 5pm on Newstalk 580 CFRA, Samfiru Tumarkin LLP shatters myths and misconceptions about severance pay, terminations, workplace harassment, overtime pay, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, duty to accommodate, and more.

What We Covered

– WEEK THAT WAS #1: An Ottawa-based employee was asked to increase their number of trips to Toronto, from once every few months to a few times each week. Alex explains why this would qualify as Constructive Dismissal, meaning termination with severance pay.

– WEEK THAT WAS #2: A 60-year-old sales manager at a car dealership was let go after 10 years. He was offered 8 weeks of severance pay. How much severance pay was he actually owed. Minimum Severance Pay vs. Full Severance Pay

– Common Employment Law Questions

• What can I do if I think my boss is setting me up in order to fire me?

• My boss is treating me badly/my boss is harassing me. What are my options when reacting to workplace harassment?

• Common Employment Law Questions: Do I have to accept a Temporary Layoff?

• The government website says I’m owed much less severance pay than what SeverancePayCalculator.com suggests. Who should I believe?

– CALLER: I work in a unionized environment. The employer will be changing my hours of work after 10 years. The union says they won’t fight the termination. Can I hire you?

– CALLER: My wife was fired, and the union hasn’t been assisting her with her

– EMAIL: Can I be fired after being falsely accused of something I didn’t do? My employer refused to listen to my side of the story, and just took someone else’s word.

– EMAIL: My company has been sold to another company. I don’t know if I have a job with the new owner. Am I entitled to severance pay?

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