Employment Law Show: Ontario – S10 E135

Episode Summary

Can an employer ignore a doctor’s note? Are probation periods automatic? Employment Lawyer Alex Lucifero, a managing partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, answers those questions and more on the Employment Law Show. 

LISTEN BELOW to Ontario’s premiere radio show about employment law and workplace rights featuring the province’s leading employment lawyers. You can hear the show live on Mondays to Thursdays at 640 Toronto and 980 CFPL in London at 6:30 p.m. ET, as the hosts take calls from listeners and provide vital answers to employees and employers. 

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Show Notes

• An employee takes leave of absence due to burnout: Employees are within their rights to take medical leave with the support of their doctor and should return to work with possible accommodations. Employers cannot disregard doctor’s notes and employee restrictions and to do so is considered a violation of an employee’s human rights. Employers are legally obligated to accommodate an employee’s medical condition.
• Probation periods and termination rights: Employees should note that probation is not considered automatic at the start of a new position and employment. Employees must agree to a probation period in an employment contract at the start of a job. Employees that have been let go during the first few months of a new job and have not agreed to probation are owed severance if let go.

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