Employment Law Show: Ontario – S11 E62

Episode Summary

Can you resign and still receive severance? 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

• Mistreated by a manager and let go: Employees that are experiencing bullying and harassment should first voice their complaints internally. Employers have an obligation to investigate all complaints of harassment and resolve the situation properly. Employees cannot be penalized or terminated due to voicing harassment complaints, it is illegal.
• Major salary reduction: Employees who have had their salary significantly reduced can resign from their position and still receive severance pay. Employers do not have the ability to impose major changes to an employee’s job, such as a pay reduction, without consent. Failing to receive approval is considered a breach of the employment contract, and employees are considered to be terminated.
• Let go after decades of employment: Severance pay is based on numerous factors, particularly the age of an employee, position, and years of service. Long-service and older employees could be owed a significant severance package.

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