The Employment Law Show

Episode Summary

ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE, employment contracts, induced employment and more on Season 9 Episode 18 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 to know about employment law in Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia on Canada’s only employment law show on TV and radio.

Episode Notes

Approved time off from work is considered a resignation

I requested a few weeks off from work for vacation. The time away was approved. A week into my vacation, my employer requested I return to work early. I couldn’t do so, and so I stayed. When I finally went back to work, I was told I’d resigned from my position. Is this legal?

• Job abandonment: Employees who have been approved to take time off cannot be penalized for doing so. Employers are not permitted to change an approval or denial for vacation once an employee has already begun approved time off. Employees who are penalized or terminated under these circumstances would be owed severance.

Re-negotiating an employment contract

I’ve worked part-time as a caretaker for 23 years. I’m 77. After recently asking for a raise, I was told I’d need to renegotiate my contract. If they decide to let me go instead of giving a raise, what would I be owed?

• Pay raises and negotiations: Employers are not obligated to provide pay raises to employees in a non-unionized...

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