Employment Law Show: Ontario – S10 E155

Episode Summary

What are an employer’s obligations in the event of harassment at work? Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, co-managing Partner and national practice leader at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, answers this question 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

• Severance packages for construction workers: Employees in the construction industry mistakenly believe that if terminated, they are not owed severance pay. Employees in the construction industry are owed severance based on the same calculation as other employees. Severance pay is based on an employee’s age, position and length of employment.
• Wrongful dismissal definition: Most people believe a wrongful dismissal occurs when an employee is terminated and should not have been let go. Wrongful dismissals actually occur when an employee is terminated without cause and is not offered adequate severance pay. Employers are permitted to terminate employees for any reason as long as accurate severance pay is offered.
• Harassment in the workplace: Employers have an obligation to investigate all complaints of harassment in the workplace and resolve the situation. For employers that have found allegations to be accurate, a termination for cause is possible.

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