Employment Law Show: Ontario – S10 E54

Episode Summary

Are employment contracts good for employees? What are you owed if terminated after a short period? Employment Lawyer Jon Pinkus, 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 catch the show on Saturdays and Sundays on 640 Toronto, Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa, and 900 CHML in Hamilton as the hosts take calls from listeners and provide vital answers to employees and employers. 

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Show Notes

• Jon talks about a long service employee who was approached by her employer and asked whether or not she would prefer to work as an independent contractor. Jon delves into the importance of employees contacting an employment lawyer before they agree to sign a new contract.
• What should you know about employment agreements; how many contracts contain termination clauses that would limit an employee’s rights to severance as well as inclusions about changes made to an employee’s job.
  
• A caller who has been let go from his position after almost 2 years of employment has only been given a few weeks’ worth of severance pay and questions whether or not he is owed more.

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