What your employer legally can’t do – Employment Law Show: S5 E26

WHAT YOUR EMPLOYER LEGALLY CAN’T DO on the Employment Law Show with employment lawyer Lior Samfiru. Discover your workplace rights and learn everything you need to know about employment law in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta on Season 5 Episode 26 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada.

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0:00 – Intro

🔹Ten weeks of severance after twelve years of employment – 2:08
I worked at a dental office and due to COVID-19, we’ve lost business. I was let go with ten weeks of severance pay. Is this accurate?

📞 Let go after a return from medical leave – 6:27
Caller from I was off work sick for 2 years. When I returned to work, I was let go a week later. I had been there for 18 years in a managerial role. Can they do that?
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❓ Employer introducing a pay cut due to COVID-19 – 9:34
My employer is going to bring in a 25% pay cut next month. She says it is the only way the company will be able to weather COVID-19, and that she has the legal right to do it. I haven’t been told how long this will be for.

▶️ What your employer legally can’t do

1️⃣ Demote you or cut your pay – 13:01

2️⃣ Force you to quit your job or retire – 14:47

3️⃣ Refuse to pay you for overtime you have already worked – 16:28

4️⃣ Put you on a temporary layoff – 17:32

5️⃣ Create a toxic work environment – 18:56

6️⃣ Not give you severance pay when you are terminated, laid off, or let go from your job – 20:02

📞 Fired for cause – 21:17
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: What does it mean to be fired for cause? Is somebody owed severance in that case?
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📞 Increased hours of work but no increase in wages – 24:20
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: I manage the service department at a car dealership. Most of the staff was fired at the start of the pandemic, and I’ve had to work extra days each week to keep things going. However, my pay hasn’t increased, and business hasn’t really slowed down at all.

❓ Laid off and not recalled as an independent contractor – 26:04
I was working as a realtor for a large real estate company for 7 years when COVID-19 hit, and I was placed on a layoff. I expected to be recalled when the housing market picked up again but was told that I wouldn’t be returning and that they can make that decision because I’m actually a contractor. Is that true?

📱 Pocket Employment Lawyer – 28:03
I worked as a realtor for 7 years and then placed on a layoff. What severance should I be owed?

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