Ridiculous “For Cause” Terminations | Employment Law Show TV – S3 E2

Episode Summary

RIDICULOUS “FOR CAUSE” TERMINATIONS, when you work from home but your employer wants you to work from the office, dealing with a new employment agreement, and more on Season 3 Episode 2 of the Employment Law Show with employment lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.

Watch below 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.

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Episode Notes

Severance Pay for Casual Employees

Does time spent as a casual employee count towards severance pay? I was made full-time after 3 years as a casual employee, and was fired 3 years later. I was offered severance based on my 3 years of full-time employment.

Segment starts at 1:29

Severance Pay for Computer Programmers

I’ve been a computer programmer at a company for 25 years, earning $96,000 a year. I was just given 20 weeks working notice, but nothing after that. Am I owed any severance pay?

Segment starts at 4:09

Forced To Work More In Office

My employer allows me to work two days in the office, and the rest at home. Now they want me to work more often from the office, but I don’t want to. Can I leave with severance pay?

Learn more about why this may be a constructive dismissal.

Segment starts at 7:47

RIDICULOUS “FOR CAUSE” TERMINATIONS

1️⃣ The employer changes performance targets, and then fires the employee for bad performance

Segment starts at 12:00

2️⃣ An employee did not provide a medical update from their doctor the very same day they were asked to provide one

Segment starts at 13:31

3️⃣ The employee missed a work shift because their flight home was cancelled

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4️⃣ The employee did not pass a test

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5️⃣ The employee did not disclose “on time” that she was pregnant

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6️⃣ The employee would not attend after-hours events with the boss and coworkers due to family commitments

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Pocket Employment Lawyer

Lior Samfiru explains how the Severance Pay Calculator works, and how it can help you determine the amount of severance pay you are owed upon termination in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.

You can find the Severance Pay Calculator through the Pocket Employment Lawyer.

Segment starts at 19:43

Filing Severance Claim with Government

I just filed a severance pay claim with the Ministry of Labour. Should I contact an employment lawyer instead?

Segment starts at 21:08

Signed New Employment Contracts

My employer had us sign a new employment agreement a few years ago. I’ve been working for 23 years. If I was let go, would I still have the ability to negotiate my severance package?

Segment starts at 23:06

Fired After Reporting Harassment

I was a victim of workplace harassment. I was let go after I reported it. Was I paid enough severance?

Segment starts at 25:44

Promised Promotion Didn’t Happen

This year, I didn’t get the promotion. It was given to someone else, and I was let go? Can my employer do that?

Segment starts at 27:36

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