Employment Hour 640 Toronto – S6 E88

Summary

Toronto employment lawyer David Vaughan, partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Toronto, the surrounding GTA and across Ontario. David 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 52-year-old operations manager with 24 years of service, was demoted to his previous role and salary. Can your employer demote you without warning? David explains why a demotion can trigger a constructive dismissal.

– WEEK THAT WAS #2: A 36-year-old marketing manager with 4 years of service was on maternity leave. Her employer liked her temporary replacement so much, that they decided to let her go. David explains why this may be a human rights violation.

– CALLER: I’m an employer in the construction industry. We lost an ongoing contract, and need to lay off some of our employees. How do we properly treat our employees? Is there severance for construction workers?

– Why construction workers are still likely entitled to severance pay under common law.

– CALLER: My nephew is a civil engineer. He had to quit his job due to severe headaches. Is he owed any severance pay?

– CALLER: My daughter worked for a sales promotion company in a clerical role, and worked up to a management position. After 8 months, she was told that she wasn’t a good fit for the company (despite praise via email), and was fired without severance pay. Is she owed anything?

– Why, when your job is terminated, you need to move past the “why” of the situation and focus on other aspects of your employment situation.

– My severance letter says I have to accept the severance offer by a certain date. What do I do?

– How simple is the process of obtaining severance pay from a previous employer?

– My employer reduced my pay, or made another significant change to my employment. What should I do now?

– CALLER: After joining a new company, some of the company’s star employees started harassing me. I brought the issue up with my manage and they conducted an investigation, but it didn’t generate any results. I don’t want to go back to work because I am being bullied. What should I do?

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