5 Common questions about probation periods - Employment Law Show: S6 E08

5 COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT PROBATION PERIODS IN CANADA 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 6 Episode 08 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada.

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0:00 - Intro

🔹 Short-service employee severance after six months - 2:40
I was hired as a production supervisor at a plant during COVID-19. I was let go after six months as there was not enough work. I was given two weeks' pay. Is this right?

📞 Employee or an independent contractor after 16 years? - 6:27

❓ Declined a severance offer of 14 weeks after 14 years of employment - 9:32

▶️ 5 Common questions about probation periods in Canada

1️⃣ Can an employer automatically put a new employee on a probation period? - 14:47

2️⃣ How long can somebody be on probation for? 3 months? 6 months? - 16:14

3️⃣ Can an employer extend the probation period? - 17:12

4️⃣ Does an employer have to pay severance if they let an employee go during a probation period? - 17:47

5️⃣ Can an employer put a long-serving employee on probation as a form of discipline? - 18:45

📞 Employer refused doctor's note concerning mental illness - 20:35
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: "My friend is asking her employer for two weeks off work to deal with minor depression. When she provided a doctor’s note, her boss said it wasn’t good enough and wanted more information and told her to keep working. What are her rights?"

📞 Penalized and threatened with termination for voicing concerns about harassment - 25:01
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: "My friend is having issues with a coworker, but her supervisor isn’t doing anything about it. When she suggested that she would tell upper management about the problem, she was told she would be fired and her record would note that she is “disruptive”.

❓ Fired for cause for refusing pay cut - 27:07

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