Temporary Layoffs (What You Need to Know) - Employment Law Show: S3 E22

Everything You Need to Know About Temporary Layoffs in Canada, 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 3 Episode 22 of the only employment law show on TV in Canada.

Learn about your employment rights following a Temporary Layoff in Canada, Temporary Layoff in Ontario, or a Temporary Layoff in BC.

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0:00 - Intro

🔹 Overtime for Salaried Employees - 1:21
Are salaried employees owed overtime pay? Lior discusses overtime pay for salaried employees on The Week That Was.

📞 Cut in Hourly Rate - 4:07
Caller from http://bit.ly/Employment-Law-Show:​​​ I have worked 3 years as a supervisor and paid an hourly rate for any work performed beyond a 50-hour work week. My employer has taken away the extra pay. Can they do that?

📞 New Owner and Severance - 6:57
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: My company is being transferred to a new owner. I can choose to stay with the new owner or accept a severance package that will provide two weeks’ pay for every year of service. Should I stay or take the severance pay?

▶️ Temporary Layoffs: Everything You Need to Know

1️⃣ Temporary Layoff Definition - 8:54
What is a Temporary Layoff, and how is it different than a regular termination of employment?

2️⃣ Legality of Temporary Layoff - 10:03
Is an employer allowed to lay off an employee temporarily?

3️⃣ Temporary Layoff: How to Respond - 10:43
What can an employee do if they have been temporarily laid off?

4️⃣ Temporary Layoff: Severance Amount - 11:37
How much severance pay is a temporarily laid off employee entitled to receive?

5️⃣ When is Temporary Layoff Allowed - 13:27
Are there any situations where a temporary layoff is allowed?

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📱 Pocket Employment Lawyer - 15:47
Lior Samfiru explains how the Severance Pay Calculator works, and how it can help you determine the amount of severance pay you are owed upon termination in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta
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📱Severance after 19 years on job - 16:51
47-year-old Rick was an I.T. professional at a major bank for 19 years, earning $63,000. He was let go after being blamed for an expensive mistake that was made by a coworker, and was offered 19 weeks of severance pay. How much severance pay is he owed?

📞 Employment Contract & Severance - 19:30
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: I signed an employment contract that limits my severance pay. They asked me to sign the employment agreement on my first day on the job. Is that agreement still valid and enforceable?

📞 Severance Offer Deadlines - 23:54
EMPLOYMENT LAW SHOW Caller: My husband was unexpectedly let go from his sales job on Thursday after 12 years, earning an income of $75,000. He was supposed to accept a severance package on Friday, but now that meeting is happening on Monday. How much severance pay should he be offered? Are there severance offer deadlines?

❓ Non-Competition Clause - 25:47
From https://www.terminationquestions.com:​ I signed a 1-year non-compete clause when I first started with the company. I was just fired. Is a non-competition clause valid? Will it hold up if I get a job with a competitor?

❓ Construction Workers & Severance - 27:30
From https://www.terminationquestions.com:​ My boss just laid me off after 6 years. When I asked for my two weeks’ pay, he laughed and said that construction workers don’t get two weeks’ pay, or anything else when they’re fired. Is that true? Do construction workers get severance? Severance pay for construction workers

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