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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

Chapter 1:

Can I be fired for cause if I took a day off for a sporting event?

Chapter 2:

Am I owed severance if there is no position for me to return to after going on medical leave?

A man was off for 2 years on medical leave.  He got better and was able to return to work. After contacting his employer to inquire about returning to his position and was told they would get in touch with him when they found something for him.

Chapter 3:

The 10 Commandments of Termination

• Thou shalt think about termination when accepting a new job.

Chapter 4:

Are there any employment laws that would force an employer to make a part-time employee into a full-time worker?

Chapter 5:

• Thou shalt not give up your future termination rights after you start working.
• Thou shall respond to any negative reviews in writing.

Chapter 6:

Can a temp agency have a non-compete clause as part of their contract?

When I worked for a temp agency there was a clause in the contract that the companies who had employed us as temporary workers couldn’t hire us for 6 months after we were employed with the agency.  Is this allowed?

Chapter 7:

• Thou shalt not commit serious workplace misconduct.
• Thou shalt always keep copies of all relevant documents.
• Thou shalt keep records of important events

Chapter 8:

What can you do if you find out someone has given a false reference about you and it prevents you from getting a job?

Chapter 9:

• Thou shall not get advice from thy neighbor.

Chapter 10:

What would my entitlements be if I was terminated after making a harassment complaint?

I was harassed at my place of work and was transferred locations to deal with my harassment complaint.  I was told that if I didn’t accept the transference that I would be terminated.

Chapter 11:

Can my employer make company wide changes to payment?

I am a long-term employee with a company and currently a supervisor. They recently removed our shift premium from our pay structure, we were told that as of a certain date they would no longer offer this.  They gave us about 4 weeks’ notice before removing this.  Is there anything I can do about this?

Chapter 12:

Can my employer sue me for IT related loses due to a computer virus?

I was working IT for a company and had to take a holiday.  While I was away the company’s system was infected by a virus.  I was trying to deal with it during my holiday, but I was called into the office and was terminated.  They told me they would counter sue me if I pursued legal action against them.

Chapter 13:

What kind of severance should you get if the company has done a mass layoff of its employees?

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