Employment Law Show: Ontario – S11 E94

Episode Summary

What should employees know about terminations of employment? 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

• Labelled as an independent contractor: Many individuals are mistakenly classified as independent contractors when they are employees. Misclassified employees can miss out on vital employment rights, particularly severance pay upon termination. Employment laws dictate whether or not an individual is an employee and not an employer.
• Terminations without cause: Terminations without cause are the most common type of termination. Without “cause” terminations occur for many reasons, such as restructuring, dissatisfaction, etc. Employers can terminate employees for any reason as long as adequate severance pay is paid
• Establishing a “for cause” termination: Many employers wrongfully dismiss employees due to stating a “for cause” termination. It is very difficult to establish an accurate termination for cause as they should only occur due to serious misconduct by an employee. Simple errors and mistakes cannot typically justify a termination for cause.

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