Employment Law Q&A Livestream with Lior Samfiru - March 31, 2021

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, was live and answering your questions about workplace terminations, temporary layoffs, severance pay, human rights and more. Get answers to your employment law questions. ⚖️ http://EmploymentLawyer.ca 📧 [email protected] ☎️ 1-855-821-5900 (Toll-free) FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE... 0:00 - Intro ❓ Responding to Workplace Bullying - 3:04 What should I do if my employer is bullying me and creating a toxic workplace? ❓ Forced to Accept Severance Offer - 4:42 Can my employer force me to accept a severance offer during a termination meeting? ❓ Employer Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine - 6:41 My employer won't let me return to work without getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Can they do that? ❓ Change in Length of Shift - 8:25 Can my employer change the length of my shift? ❓ Federal Employees vs. Provincial Employees - 10:17 Do federally regulated employees have less rights than provincial employees? ❓ Employment Contracts and Severance Pay - 11:24 Am I owed severance pay if I have an employment contract? I was laid off last year after 8 years on the job. ❓ Offered New Position by Employer - 12:34 In order to accept a new position at less pay at the same company, does my employer need to fire me and offer me the position as a new hire? ❓ Severance for Part-time Job During COVID-19 - 14:31 If I work part-time while on a temporary layoff during the COVID-19 pandemic, will this impact the amount of severance I am entitled to? ❓ Employer Refuses to Give ROE or Termination Letter - 15:36 What should I do if my employer refuses to give me my Record Of Employment (ROE) or Termination Letter? ❓ Severance for Relocation Outside of Canada - 17:16 I was transferred to the company's Canadian location for a number of years, but will be relocated to my home country. Will I be owed severance pay in Canada? ❓ Forced to get COVID-19 Test - 19:40 Can my employer force me to get a COVID-19 test every week? I work in a long-term care home. ❓ Pay Slips and Record of Hours - 20:37 Does my employer have to give me a pay slip and record of work? ❓ Severance Pay When Quitting - 21:29 Do I get severance pay if I quit? ❓ What Type of Jobs Must Pay Severance - 23:05 What type of jobs provide a severance package when you are fired? How long do you need to work to get severance? • More on severance pay: http://bit.ly/Severance-Pay ❓ Pandemic Layoff with Continued Benefits - 24:50 My employer laid me off at the start of the pandemic and forced all staff to sign agreement if they wanted to receive continued benefits. Can my employer do this? ❓ Employers Paying Full Severance - 26:26 Why don't employers give appropriate severance pay initially to employees? ❓ Limitation Period on Severance Pay - 27:35 Is there a statute of limitations on filing a claim for severance pay? ❓ Offered Job Back After Severance Request - 28:39 Can my employer offer me my job back once I ask for severance pay? ❓ Proving Recruitment for Enhanced Severance - 30:23 How can I prove that I was recruited from a previous company, in order to get enhanced severance pay from my current employer? ------ ► 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 you 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​     / samfiru-tumarkin-llp   #EmploymentLawShow​ #SeverancePay​ #SamfiruTumarkin​ #EmploymentLawyer​