Employment Law Show: Ontario – S11 E08

Episode Summary

Can you be placed on a layoff if you have other sources of income? Employment Lawyer Chris Justice, an Associate 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

• Social media in the workplace: Employees should be aware of the content they post online and its potential effect on their employment. Employers are within their rights to terminate an employee as a result of a post on social media. It is, however, still difficult in that situation for an employer to terminate an employee for cause. Terminations for cause are difficult to prove and employers often wrongfully dismiss their employees.
• Laid off from full-time employment but working part-time: Employers do not have the ability to place employees on a temporary layoff without their consent. Employees can treat a layoff as a termination of employment and pursue their severance entitlements. Income earned from another job should not ultimately affect an employee’s severance entitlements if terminated from another position. Employees unsure of their rights should speak to an employment lawyer.
• Refused leave by the employer: Employers have the ability to approve or deny requests for time off. It is important to note, however, that employees that have had time away approved by their employer yet terminated could be owed severance pay. The terms of an employee’s job will ultimately determine the specific context.

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