Episode Summary

5 MYTHS ABOUT TERMINATION FOR CAUSE, an accident in a company vehicle, rights for contract employees and more on Season 9 Episode 09 of the Employment Law Show with employment lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.

Watch above to discover your workplace rights and learn everything you need about employment law in Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia on the only employment law show on TV and radio in Canada.

Episode Notes

The company relocates and adds to the commute

I’ve been employed for over 12 years. I took public transportation to work. However, my boss has informed me that they are relocating, which would significantly increase my commute. After speaking to my employer, they suggested I could resign. What can I do?

• Changes made to your job: Employers cannot change the terms of an employee’s job significantly. Due to a major change, employees can consider their employment as terminated. This would be a constructive dismissal, and employees would be owed severance pay. Employees can also consider asking their employer for potential accommodations to continue working.

Let go due to accident in company vehicle

I was just let go from my job. I joined the company 8 months ago. A few months into the job I was in a car accident in a company vehicle and sustained an injury. I’ve been told I was let go due to poor performance, and given a week of severance pay. Am I owed anything more?

• Performance issues and management: Employers cannot...

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