When an Employer Cannot Let You Go - Employment Law Show: S4 E15

When an Employer Can't Let You Go, 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 4 Episode 15 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada. ⚖️ http://EmploymentLawyer.ca 📧 [email protected] ☎️ 1-855-821-5900 (Toll-free) FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE... 0:00 - Intro 🔹 1:38 WEEK THAT WAS - I missed a big meeting because I was late for work due to a delay on public transit. As a result, my employer let me go for cause. Can they do that? • Learn more about what constitutes a true Termination With Cause: http://bit.ly/Termination-For-Cause 📞 4:58 A caller from http://bit.ly/Employment-Law-Show - After 25 years as a senior manager in a municipal government, I was let go. They told me that I wasn’t a good fit anymore, but I know the decision was politically motivated. They embarrassed me during the termination by marching me by coworkers as they saw me out the door. I was 2 years away from full retirement. • Read about the caller's rights to Severance Pay here: http://bit.ly/Severance-Pay 📱 7:59 Pocket Employment Lawyer - The company I worked for as a contractor ended our relationship abruptly after I submitted a harassment complaint involving another contractor. They decided to let us both go to avoid any headaches. I worked there full-time for 3 years. • Use the Pocket Employment Lawyer here: http://bit.ly/Pocket-Employment-Lawyer ▶️ WHEN AN EMPLOYER CANNOT LET YOU GO 1️⃣ You cannot be let go because you are sick and cannot work (12:14) • Your employer would be in violation of the Human Rights Code if they let you go because of your medical condition. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/Duty-To-Accommodate 2️⃣ You cannot be let go if you have a drug or alcohol problem (13:06) • A drug or alcohol dependency is considered a disability. Your employer cannot punish you because you a struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction. 3️⃣ You cannot be let go for any reason related to pregnancy or parental leave (14:40) • It is illegal for an employer to fire an employee because they are taking a maternity or parental leave, or if they are pregnant. More on your rights here: http://bit.ly/Maternity-Leave-Rights 4️⃣ You cannot be let go if you complain about workplace harassment (15:58) • Once you inform your employer about workplace harassment, they have an obligation to take steps to protect you. Learn more about your rights when harassed at work: http://bit.ly/Harassment-Lawyer 5️⃣ You cannot be let go if the company is trying to avoid paying money it owes you (17:33) • An employer cannot fire an employee to dodge payments on items like a bonus or overtime payment. Their bad faith conduct would likely result in financial compensation to the employee. 📞 19:27 A caller from the Employment Law Show - My friend’s employer is merging his job with another position. He’ll have more duties along with pay raise, but now he will work some evenings and weekends, which he wasn’t doing in the past. He’s been a manager there for 10 years. Is he entitled to EI and severance pay if he quits? • More on Constructive Dismissals: http://bit.ly/Constructive-Dismissal 📞 24:34 A caller from the Employment Law Show - I was terminated a few days ago after 6 years as a technical writer. The VP told me that while I was dedicated and competent, my attitude was “not promotable.” I’m 50 years old and was given 4 months’ pay. I didn’t go to the Labour Board for severance. • Learn more about wrongful dismissal: http://bit.ly/Wrongful-Dismissal ❓ 27:17 http://bit.ly/Termination-Questions - I was never given an employment contract to sign when I started my current job. Is it harder to enforce my rights without one? Should I ask my employer to create one for me? • Find out more: http://bit.ly/Employment-Contract -------- ► Before you call a lawyer, use PocketEmploymentLawyer.ca to find out if you might have a case: http://bit.ly/Pocket-Employment-Lawyer ► Calculate the amount of severance pay your are owed with the Severance Pay Calculator: http://bit.ly/Severance-Pay-Calculator ► Denied Long Term Disability? We Can Help. Find out more: https://bit.ly/Disability-Lawyers 📍 Toronto employment lawyer - http://bit.ly/Toronto-Employment-Lawyer 📍 Vancouver employment lawyer - http://bit.ly/Vancouver-Employment-La... 📍 Ottawa employment lawyer - http://bit.ly/Ottawa-Employment-Lawyer 📍 Calgary employment lawyer - http://bit.ly/Calgary-Employment-Lawyer 📺 More about the Employment Law Show here: http://bit.ly/Employment-Law-Show 📺 Watch the Disability Law Show here: http://bit.ly/Disability-Law-Show Twitter:   / stlawyers   Facebook:   / stlawyers   LinkedIn:   / samfiru-tumarkin-llp   #EmploymentLawShow #SeverancePay #SamfiruTumarkin #EmploymentLawyer