Top Employment Law Issues 2019 | Employment Law Show TV – S3 E15

Episode Summary

TOP EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES OF 2019, marijuana and drug policies for employees, sexual harassment in the workplace, accommodating employees with disabilities, and more on Season 3 Episode 15 of the Employment Law Show with employment lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.

Watch above to discover your workplace rights and learn everything you need to know about employment law in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta, on the only employment law show on both TV and radio in Canada.

Episode Notes

Employee fired while on probation

A marketing manager was fired just shy of three months. They said they didn’t owe him anything because of the probationary period.

Lior explains why a probation period is not automatic, and that it comes down to the employment contract. Lior also explains severance pay for a short-service employee.

Segment starts at 1:37

Severance Pay

I was terminated 15 months ago and was given 2 weeks for every year worked – 10 weeks for 5 years. The whole experience was quite intimidating. Should my severance have been based on my typical 60 hour week, and not a 44 hour week?

Segment starts at 4:49

Employment contracts and termination clauses

Can you fight a termination clause in an employment contract? Is it better not to sign a contract when you first start a new job?

Segment starts at 7:41

Top Employment Law Issues of 2019

1️⃣ Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors

Segment starts at 10:30

2️⃣ Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Segment starts at 11:56

3️⃣ Marijuana and Drug Policies for Employees

Segment starts at 13:24

4️⃣ Severance Packages for Layoffs

Segment starts at 14:12

5️⃣ Accommodating Employees with Disabilities

Segment starts at 15:00

Severance Pay Calculator

The Severance Pay Calculator and why over 500,000 Canadians have used it to discover their rights, when a wrongful dismissal scenario is at play.

Segment starts at 17:14

Severance Pay Calculator Example

Bryan was a senior project manager earning a $120,000 salary. After 2 years into his job, he was unexpectedly fired. He was offered a 1 month severance package. However, because he failed to respond by the 3-day deadline, his former employer told him that the severance offer has expired. Can he do anything about that?

Segment starts at 18:26

Employeees hours of work changed

My mother was hired as a full-time employee, working 7.5 hours a day. Her employer cut her down to 4 hours per day without notice. The company said they had to make cuts due to slow business.

Segment starts at 20:25

Employee terminated for cause after 25 years

Last week I was terminated for cause after 25 years. The termination letter I received notes “willful misconduct”. What am I entitled to?

Segment starts at 23:37

Resigning vs. Quitting

I made an honest mistake on the job which resulted in the company losing a new client. Instead of firing me, my employer let me resign in order to keep my record clean. Was that the best option?

Lior talks about forced resignation.

Segment starts at 26:19

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