Busting Employment Law Myths - Employment Law Show: S1 E8

*BUSTING EMPLOYMENT LAW MYTHS* 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 1 Episode 8 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada.

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0:00 - Intro

1:47 *IT Analyst Severance & Ministry of Labour*
I was let go without severance pay after 10 years of employment as an IT Analyst. Should I file a complaint with the Ministry of Labour?

5:05 *Suspended Without Pay Over Medical Issue*
I suffer from health issues. I was suspended without pay for a week after my employer felt I had taken an unnecessarily long bathroom break. They are threatening to fire me if I do it again, even though I have provided them with a doctor's note to support my condition.

7:19 *BUSTING EMPLOYMENT LAW MYTHS*
7:47 1️⃣ MYTH: An employer cannot terminate someone unless the employee has done something wrong
9:38 2️⃣ FACT: An employee cannot be terminated if they are on leave
10:42 3️⃣ MYTH: Employees in a federally regulated job can only get a few weeks’ pay as severance
11:54 4️⃣ MYTH: An employer has the right to change an employee’s job duties, pay structure or job location
13:18 5️⃣ MYTH: The Ministry of Labour can help an employee get their full severance pay

15:24 *Pocket Employment Lawyer*
Lior Samfiru explains how the Severance Pay Calculator works, and how it can help you determine the amount of severance pay you are owed upon termination in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.

17:03 *Severance Pay for Nurses*
I am a 43-year-old non-unionized nurse. I was let go after 10 years of employment and offered 10 weeks of severance pay.
• Lior uses The Severance Pay Calculator to reveal what he should have been offered.

19:00 *Relocating to Office 70km Away*
My employer wants to relocate me to a different office. One option is 45km away while the other is 70km away. I have been with the company for 20 years, and am currently only 2km away from work. What should I do?

22:26 *2 Years to Claim Severance*
I was laid off from my manufacturing job 1.5 years ago without severance pay, and was told that I wouldn’t be hired back. What type of severance package should I have been offered and can anything be done at this point?

24:08 *Fired After Return from Parental Leave*
I was laid off with two weeks' pay after returning from a 35-week parental leave. No warning was given. Am I entitled to a severance package?

26:36 *Fired, Didn't Return from Leave of Absence*
After 6 years on the job, I took an extended unpaid leave of absence. My doctor ended up disclosing my illness to my employer, who didn’t want to accommodate my condition. They became frustrated and eventually terminated me. What are my rights?

*DISCOVER YOUR RIGHTS!*

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Good day
I was working for health agency for about 6 years I complain two years ago about harrasment and bullying the HR didn't do anything I send an other latter on September /20 to complain again because this situation got worse I was in chock when I receive an answer from them that they send me home in sick leave because everything I wrote in the letter was in my head they said that if I want my job back I need to give them a psychiatric note I didn't understand I didn't do anything wrong to no one
Could you please tell me if I have a case or what to do
Thank you very much for your help