Many are wondering, is a temporary layoff caused by Coronavirus COVID-19 related business slowdowns and closures a “constructive dismissal”? Temporary layoff and constructive dismissal A “temporary layoff” is a procedure enshrined in government minimum employment standards legislation called the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”), which permits employers to temporarily layoff employees without triggering a “Termination” as …

Employment Insurance Interested in learning about employment insurance (“EI”) regular benefits, sickness benefits, emergency benefits or parental benefits? Read our guide to employment insurance in Canada below. What is employment insurance? Employment insurance is money from the federal government paid to eligible employees who stop working. Employment Insurance provides partial income replacement when an employee …

Probationary Period Definition A probationary period is a timeframe to which an employer can terminate an employee without notice (i.e. severance). Probationary periods run from the start of the employment relationship to, generally, three months after employment started. Probationary Period in Ontario By default, employment relationships do not have a probationary period. Employers must put …

Workplace Stress Definition Suffering from severe stress at work and interested in learning about stress leave in Ontario? You are not alone, according to the Globe and Mail, it is estimated that one in five people in the workforce experience mental health issues, including severe stress. It is also estimated that 500,000 Canadians call in sick due to …

UPDATED AS OF JUNE 9, 2020 Learn about employee rights and the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ontario. Has your employment been affected by coronavirus? Do you have to go to work because of coronavirus? Here is everything you need to know about employment rights and coronavirus. Various levels of governments have proposed and now …

Interested in how to explain termination without cause? Want to learn if you can sue for a termination without cause? Read this article below to learn about everything to do with a termination without cause. What is a termination without cause in Ontario? If an employer terminates an employee without cause, it means they don’t have …

As an employment lawyer who offers a consultation service, I have spoken with tens of thousands of people who were just terminated from their job. I have learned how they feel and I have learned ways in calming and collecting them. In addition, in my life, of course, like almost everyone else, I have been …

Employer not paying you? If your employer is not paying you, generally there are three avenues you can take to try and recoup your unpaid funds. (1) you can call the Ministry of Labour, (2) you can hire a lawyer to demand the unpaid salary or sue them or (3) litigate it yourself at the …

This post is temporarily out of date. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s Employment Insurance rules have been temporarily changed in Canada to allow employees to access EI benefits even when they received a severance package. Worried about how severance pay affects unemployment benefits? It is true that getting a severance package does disrupt …

This article summarizes Maternity Leave, which is the protected job leave birth mothers take in Ontario. Maternity leave is not to be confused with Parental Leave or EI maternity benefits, which are separate schemes discussed below. What is Maternity Leave in Ontario? Maternity Leave in Ontario is an unpaid leave of absence from work commencing …