When to Watch Your Back | Employment Law Show TV – S2 E10

Summary

The Employment Law Show with Canadian employment lawyer Lior Samfiru and co-host John Scholes. Discover your workplace rights and learn everything you need to know about employment law in Ontario and British Columbia on Season 2 Episode 10 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada (formerly known as Employment Hour in 30).

On this episode, we discuss what your rights are when your hours are reduced, the signs that you need to “watch your back” at the workplace, and more!

What We Covered

► 1:35 An employee was let go/terminated after working at a company for around 12 years in a senior position. He was offered 12 months’ pay as a severance package. His employment agreement contained a non-compete clause that stated he could not work within the industry for 18 months. The math didn’t add up. Lior Samfiru explains how to react to a non-compete clause.

► 3:43 A caller from The Employment Hour: My friend worked in sales for 8 years. She had to provide her employer with her availability, and didn’t work for anybody else. She was just let go, but was not provided with severance pay. Is she entitled to severance? Lior Samfiru explains why she is owed severance pay, even though she was being called an Independent Contractor by her employer.

► 6:35 A caller from The Employment Hour: My mother was hired on as a full-time employee. Her employer just reduced her down to 4 hours a day. HR said they had to do it because they lost some business. What are her rights when her hours a reduced? Lior explains what to do when faced with Constructive Dismissal.

► 9:23 You Need to Watch Your Back When…

• 9:46 – You believe your employer is building a case against you with bad performance reviews.
• 10:47- You’ve been asked to sign a new employment agreement
• 12:03 – The employer isn’t being cooperative in accommodating a medical restriction
• 13:16 – Your employer won’t deal with a harassment complaint
• 15:18 – When you’re staring at a termination letter or severance offer.

► 17:32 The Severance Pay Calculator and why over 500,000 people have used it to discover their rights.

► 18:55 The Severance Pay Calculator example scenario: Henry spent 10 years in a professional job with his current employer. Earlier this year, he was let go due to “economic pressures in Canada.” His employer told him that, because the company has a payroll less than $2.5 million, the law states that he is not owed any severance pay whatsoever. Is that true? Lior Samfiru busts a popular myth.

► 20:35 A caller from The Employment Hour: Is there a law that mandates a 3 month probation period for new employees, in which they can be let go without notice?

► 23:05 A caller from The Employment Hour: I was packaged out after my department was shut down. I was the only manager let go, despite the fact that I was a good performer. Was I wrongfully dismissed?

► 25:20 TerminationQuestions.com: I work at a software company that just put 10 of us on temporary layoff after we wrapped up a major project. We have no return date, and there’s nothing in our contracts that talks about temporary layoffs. Are they legally allowed to do that, if they continue to pay our benefits?

Next Episode: Employment Law Show S2 E11 – Dealing with a Bad Boss

Previous Episode:  Employment Law Show S2 E9 – The Aging Workforce

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