Employment Hour 640 Toronto – S6 E85

Summary

Canadian Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Ottawa, Toronto and throughout Ontario. Lior 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: A construction worker employed for 22 years was let go without severance. His employer says he isn’t owed any. Are construction employees entitled to severance pay in Ontario? Learn more about severance pay for Canadian construction workers.

WEEK THAT WAS #2: An employer didn’t adhere to changes introduced to Ontario workplaces by Bill 148, including raising minimum wage.

You can’t be let go from your job for discriminatory reasons.

You can’t be let go from your job for trying to enforce your rights in the workplace. This would be called a reprisal.

You can’t be let go from your job if you complain about workplace harassment.

You can’t be let go from from your job for any reason related to pregnancy or parental leave.

You can’t be let go from from your job because you are sick and cannot work.

You can’t be let go from from your job if you have a drug or alcohol problem

You can’t be let go from from your job for trying to unionize

EMAIL: My boss keeps threatening me that I am going to be fired, and that I’m on “the chopping block.” This stresses me out. What can I do?

MISTAKES EMPLOYERS MAKE: When terminating employees, employers don’t know the difference between severance under common law versus the employment standards act.

MISTAKES EMPLOYERS MAKE: Putting somebody on a Temporary Layoff, thinking that it is allowed

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MISTAKES EMPLOYERS MAKE: An employer terminates an employee but does not provide notice of termination in writing.

MISTAKES EMPLOYERS MAKE: An employer believes that a probationary period is automatic

MISTAKES EMPLOYERS MAKE: The employer doesn’t properly distinguish between Independent Contractors and employees

EMAIL: I was recruited by a very large company from a job I had for many years. I was just let go 10 months later because I wasn’t a “good fit.” How much severance am I owed?

EMAIL: I was just told that I either have to take a pay cut or go on a Temporary Layoff for 3 months. What should I do?

Experiencing an Employment Issue?

Before you call a lawyer, use the Pocket Employment Lawyer to find out if you might have a case.

Use The Severance Pay Calculator to find out how much severance pay you may be owed upon termination.

Call 1-855-821-5900, email Help@EmploymentLawyer.ca or fill out a contact form to get help now from a Toronto employment lawyer.

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