Understanding What Wrongful Dismissal Is and What You Can Do About It Being fired is rarely a pleasant experience, even if you didn’t like your job or were planning on moving on anyway. If there were multiple disciplinary actions or your employer had already put you on probation, it’s likely that this wasn’t a surprise. […]
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The common misconception about wrongful dismissal is that it happens when your employer terminates you without a good reason. In reality, wrongful dismissal occurs, not because the employee is terminated without cause, but because the termination occurred without any advanced notice. In non-unionized employment, an employer can terminate an employee with or without a valid
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Reasonable notice, working notice, pay in lieu of notice, and severance pay are terms often used in employment law, especially in cases of termination or dismissal. While these terms are frequently used interchangeably, each of these forms of compensation relating to dismissal represent distinct and separate concepts. In this blog article, we will explain each
Top six things to do if you’ve been fired or laid off In this blog article, we review six things you should do, from a legal perspective, if you’ve been fired or laid off. 1) Don’t sign anything before you talk to a lawyer, but get what you’re owed under employment standards legislation! Before you sign
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“Tips on how to file a human rights complaint” is the second blog in a two-part series. In last week’s blog, we reviewed what to consider before filing your complaint. This blog provides some tips for what to do when you’re drafting and filing your complaint. When filing a human rights complaint: Explain the discrimination in
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“Right to Disconnect Advisory Committee” is the latest reminder of the employment issues that can arise when employees work from home In October 2020, the “Right to Disconnect Advisory Committee” began meeting regularly. Its mission? To provide recommendations to Canada’s federal government on supporting their workers’ work-life balance and well-being. A briefing note on the issue on
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If you are in a union, this question depends on the language of your collective agreement and we recommend that you contact your union representative. If you are not in a union, the Employment Standards Act only permits temporary layoffs in very limited circumstances. Economic Downturn & Temporary Layoffs During times of economic downturn, such as those
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In a previous blog, we discussed what options an employee has available to them if they are being harassed and bullied at work. One of the options we outlined there was for the employee to resign from their employment on the basis that they have been constructively dismissed. What does it mean to be “constructively dismissed?” If an
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Workplace injuries can be devastating. What should you do if you’ve been injured at work? Most people hurt at work can’t sue in the courts. If you’re in an employment relationship, or you’re an independent business person who carries self-paid insurance premiums with your provincial workers compensation board (called “personal optional protection” or “POP” in
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