Employment Hour 980 CKNW – S2 E17

Summary

Canadian Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in British Columbia, and shatters myths and misconceptions about severance pay, terminations, workplace harassment, overtime pay, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, duty to accommodate, and more.

What We Covered

An employee was harassed by her new boss. The employee was put on a performance improvement plan after complaining about their new boss. What are her rights?

An employee’s doctor cleared them to return to work, with accommodations, following a medical leave. Her employer ignored her request. Lior explains the duty to accommodate

CALLER: My boss wants me to sign an income averaging agreement so they don’t have to give me overtime pay. Can my employer make me sign it? Can my employer ask me to sign an overtime agreement?

CALLER: After 5 years on the job, my wife fell due to the company’s negligence. Her employer’s benefits plan has cut her off. What should she do? Should she apply to WorkSafeBC?

REPRISALS
– What is a Reprisal?
– What are examples of Reprisals? Would a performance improvement plan be considered a reprisal?

CALLER: I worked for the same company for 7 years before being terminated. I accepted a cheap severance package. Now one of the bosses wants me to return as a part-timer, but I would have to return my severance pay. Am I required to do so?

REPRISALS:
– I think I might be owed overtime pay. What should I do?
– If I bring an issue to my employer’s attention, and I was wrong, can I be punished
– I’ve been punished for defending my employment rights. What should I do?

EMAIL: My employer found out that I lied on my resume. I was fired on the spot. I haven’t been given severance pay. Am I owed anything?

NON-COMPETITION OBLIGATIONS
– What do non-competition obligations really mean?
– How many employment agreements contain a non-competition clause?
– Are non-competition obligations enforceable?

CALLER: Our company was recently bought, and they’re shutting down our office. I served 33 years as an employee, followed by 6 years as a contractor. How much severance pay should I receive?

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