Employment Law Show: Ontario – S11 E52

Episode Summary

Can your employer reduce or remove benefits? 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

• Employment issues and medical conditions: Employers have an obligation to accommodate an employee’s medical condition up until the point of undue hardship. Employees that are not able to work due to their condition might experience frustration of contract. Employers do not have to provide severance pay to employees who are no longer able to work.
• Probation periods and employee rights: Employers can implement a period of time to assess an employee’s abilities and performance during a probation period. Employees are not automatically on probation at the start of a new position and must consent to it. Probation periods can be agreed upon in an employment contract.
• Benefits removed with a new owner: Employers do not have the ability to make fundamental changes to the terms of employment without an employee’s consent. A major reduction in wages or complete removal of benefits can be seen as a significant change.

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