Employment Hour 640 Toronto – S6 E90

Summary

Canadian Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Toronto, the surrounding GTA, Hamilton, London and across 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: An employee made a mistake with a client quote, and so she was fired for cause. Her employer said she wasn’t owed any severance, but “generously” offered her 6 weeks’ severance. Was she owed more?

– WEEK THAT WAS #2: An employee was told that they would be laid off temporarily until work picked up again. What are my options when I am put on a temporary layoff?

– The Severance Pay Calculator

– When Samfiru Tumarkin LLP gives an assessment of a person’s severance pay, how accurate is that quote?

– Can I be fired for smoking marijuana at work?

– How is severance calculated for those who work in specialized industries where there aren’t many jobs?

– If someone has a non-competition clause keeping them from working with a competitor, should they receive more severance pay?

– If you are let go, what happens to the company car you were provided?

– What happens when an apartment superintendent is let go? Are they allowed to stay in the apartment?

– If the employer finds out that an employee did something wrong, what steps should an employer follow?

– An employee wants to be let go, with severance. Can they ask their employee for a termination without cause?

– Does taking legal action against an employer or employee meant that I will have to go to court?

– I worked for a company for just under 3 months as Head of Sales, making $200,000. They fired me, and said that I wasn’t a good fit.

– I worked for a health care facility for 32 years full-time as an Independent Contractor. I was let go last week, what am I owed?

– I’m a salesperson that worked mainly from the company’s office. I usually work 60 hours a week. I am paid a salary, but am not paid overtime.

– The company where I worked at for more than 7 years presented me with a new employment agreement. If I don’t sign within a week, I will be considered to have resigned.

– Does an employer have to give you something in return for signing a new employment agreement?

– My employer wants me to sign a new employment agreement that contains a probationary period. Do I have to sign it?

– A few years ago, the company caught me doing something wrong, and I promised never to do it again. Can they fire me for cause now because of what I did then?

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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