Temporary Layoffs | Employment Law Show TV – S3 E22

Episode Summary

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEMPORARY LAYOFFS, what you can do when an employer refuses to pay overtime, and more on Season 3 Episode 22 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

Overtime for Salaried Employees

Are salaried employees owed overtime pay? Lior discusses overtime pay for salaried employees on The Week That Was.

Segment starts at 1:21

Cut in Hourly Rate

I have worked 3 years as a supervisor and paid an hourly rate for any work performed beyond a 50-hour workweek. My employer has taken away the extra pay. Can they do that?

Segment starts at 4:07

New Owner and Severance

My company is being transferred to a new owner. I can choose to stay with the new owner or accept a severance package that will provide two weeks’ pay for every year of service. Should I stay or take the severance pay?

Segment starts at 6:57

LEARN MORE
• Who pays severance when a business is sold in Ontario?
• Sale of business in Alberta: Employee rights
• How does severance work when a B.C. business is sold?

TEMPORARY LAYOFFS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

1️⃣ What is a Temporary Layoff, and how is it different than a regular termination of employment?

Segment starts at 8:54

2️⃣ Is an employer allowed to lay off an employee temporarily?

Segment starts at 10:03

3️⃣ What can an employee do if they have been temporarily laid off?

Segment starts at 10:43

4️⃣ How much severance pay is a temporarily laid off employee entitled to receive?

Segment starts at 11:37

5️⃣ Are there any situations where a temporary layoff is allowed?

Segment starts at 13:27

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

Calculate severance pay through the Pocket Employment Lawyer here.

Segment starts at 15:47

Severance after 19 years on job

47-year-old Rick was an I.T. professional at a major bank for 19 years, earning $63,000. He was let go after being blamed for an expensive mistake that was made by a coworker, and was offered 19 weeks of severance pay. How much severance pay is he owed?

Segment starts at 16:51

Employment Contract & Severance

I signed an employment contract that limits my severance pay. They asked me to sign the employment agreement on my first day on the job. Is that agreement still valid and enforceable?

Segment starts at 19:30

Severance Offer Deadlines

My husband was unexpectedly let go from his sales job on Thursday after 12 years, earning an income of $75,000. He was supposed to accept a severance package on Friday, but now that meeting is happening on Monday. How much severance pay should he be offered? Are there severance offer deadlines?

Segment starts at 23:54

Non-Competition Clause

I signed a 1-year non-compete clause when I first started with the company. I was just fired. Is a non-competition clause valid? Will it hold up if I get a job with a competitor?

Segment starts at 25:47

Construction Workers & Severance

My boss just laid me off after 6 years. When I asked for my two weeks’ pay, he laughed and said that construction workers don’t get two weeks’ pay, or anything else when they’re fired. Is that true? Do construction workers in Canada get severance?

Segment starts at 27:30

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