Employment Law Show: Ontario – S10 E57

Episode Summary

What should you do if you’ve been fired? Can your employer increase your workload? Employment Lawyer Chris Justice, an associate 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. On Mondays to Thursdays, you can hear the show live on 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

• Chris discusses Chapman’s vaccine policy and pay raise: Chapman’s ice cream came under fire for offering a pay incentive to employees who were choosing to be vaccinated. It is important to take into account policies that could be discriminatory as some employees might have had valid exemptions for vaccination.
• An employee wonders if they can ask for a raise due to an increased workload: Employers are not permitted to make significant changes to the terms of an employee’s job, such as a dramatic increase in workload. Employees have the right to refuse a major change to their job and can treat a big change as constructive dismissal.
• How employees should respond after they have been fired: It is important for employees to try and remain calm after they have been terminated and try and keep communication with the employer amicable, keep a record of all contracts and documented communication with the employer.

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