Mistakes companies make that you need to know about - Employment Law Show: S5 E22

MISTAKES COMPANIES MAKE THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 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 5 Episode 22 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada.

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0:00 - Intro

🔹 Put on probation after years of employment - 2:10
I've been working for my employer for years but they said they weren't happy and said I'd be put on probation for the next few months. Is this allowed?

📞 Changes to compensation after a temporary layoff - 6:03
Caller from http://bit.ly/Employment-Law-Show: I am being recalled from a temporary layoff. My employer is going to scale back my commission, which has made up a good portion of my salary for about 20 years. Is there anything I can do about that?
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📱 Pocket Employment Lawyer - 7:56
I was told by my employer my commission would be drastically reduced after 20 years with the company. What should I be owed?
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❓ Federal vs. Provincial employee severance - 9:25
https://www.terminationquestions.com: Is severance pay different between federally and provincially regulated employees?

▶️ Mistakes companies make that you need to know about

1️⃣ Putting an employee on a Temporary Layoff, even during a pandemic or economic downturn, thinking that it is okay to do so - 13:05

2️⃣ Firing an employee “for cause” when they don’t actually have cause - 15:15

3️⃣ Making changes to an employee’s job or pay without their permission - 16:14

4️⃣ Only providing minimum severance pay under provincial rules (or no severance at all!) - 18:01

5️⃣ Failing to properly respond to workplace harassment - 19:51

6️⃣ Refusing to make accommodations for an employee with a medical condition - 20:41

📞 Forced to sign a new contract with termination clause - 21:36
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: My boss wants us to sign a new employment contract that constricts our right to severance when we’re fired. He is threatening to give us two years’ notice of termination, at which point he will rehire us on the new contract. Can he do that?

📞 Unattainable employment goals set by an employer - 24:35
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: I was recently promoted after 8 years with the company. Along with the promotion, I was given extremely unrealistic performance goals that I haven’t been able to meet, and have drawn the ire of management. What should I do?
• More on Severance when fired: http://bit.ly/Severance-Pay

❓ Refusal to accommodate employee's medical condition - 26:15
https://www.terminationquestions.com: I went on LTD after suffering multiple injuries in a car accident. The insurance company cut off my benefits a year into my claim. When I told my boss I needed to return to work at a reduced capacity, she refused and said we had to “part ways.” I’m 47 and have been with the company as a middle manager for 6 years. What are my rights?

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