It is not always illegal to fire an employee on maternity leave. Employers can lawfully terminate an employee on maternity leave for any non-discriminatory reason (or no reason at all). Still, they cannot terminate an employee because she went on maternity leave. The latter is workplace discrimination, which is unlawful. In other words, in the absence of …
Leave
A leave of absence is a temporary stoppage of work initiated by an employee. What makes a leaves of absence different than a break from work or resignation is the fact that in most circumstances, a leave of absence protects an employee’s job. In other words, when an employee is on a genuine leave of …
Family Caregiver Leave is unpaid, job-protected leave employees in Ontario can take when they must provide care or support to a family member with a serious medical condition. Because Family Caregiver Leave is “job-protected”, employers cannot terminate or discipline employees for taking such an absence. Family Caregiver Leave Eligibility Unlike most other Ontario statutory leaves, there is …