Employment Law Show: Ontario – S11 E42

Episode Summary

Are employees owed the same amount of severance in a mass layoff? Employment Lawyer Stan Fainzilberg, a partner 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

• Time theft and wrongful dismissal: It is important for employees who work remotely and use company devices to be aware of tracking software. Employers are within their rights to implement tracking software in Ontario but must inform their employees if it is used. Employees should be wary of productivity and habits while working from home.
• Mass layoff conducted over the phone: Employers are within their rights to terminate employees in any manner and for any reason as long as adequate severance pay is offered. Employees terminated in a mass layoff are still owed severance pay based on their years of service, age, and position.
• Business is being sold and employees are unemployed: Employees who are let go due to the sale of a business are owed severance pay. Employees that are hired by the purchaser of the company should ensure that their previous years of service are acknowledged. Length of service is significant when determining severance entitlements.

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