Illegal Layoffs And COVID-19
The pandemic appears to have brought out the worst in some employers, as illegal layoffs start to grow in Ontario. Some employees remain at a higher risk for this type of bad faith treatment.
Category: Notice & Severance Pay
Employers Beware! New Ontario Employment Laws Will Not Stop Lawsuits
On June 1, 2020, the Ford government introduced amendments to the Employment Standards Act (ESA). The changes primarily accommodate employers and their present-day financial woes. At a glance, this will come as a terrible blow and a step backwards for employee rights in Ontario. However, Ontario’s employment laws still remain pro-employee. Here’s why.
COVID-19 Layoffs: Applying For Employment Insurance / CERB
Anyone facing a layoff due to COVID-19 should understand how to apply for federal government assistance through the Employment Insurance program, and know your rights if the pandemic persists and the economy slides into a recession.
Notice and Severance for CIBC Employees
When a profitable bank announces layoffs, employees should understand their rights and the Canada Labour Code which governs federally regulated industries, like banking. Here is information about notice & severance pay for CIBC employees impacted by the latest layoff announcement.
Recession Alarm. How Secure Is Your Job?
Economists and journalists are souding the alarm of a pending recession. How secure is your job and do you understand your rights in the event of a job loss?
Ontario Labour Laws Advanced By U.S. Company
In 2009, Kohler Company from the U.S. purchased Canac Kitchens, a Canadian cabinet manufacturer. Three years later, they shut down the manufacturing plant terminating jobs in a fashion that was as un-Canadian as it could get. They inadvertently ended up strengthening Ontario labour laws in the process.
Responding To A Termination Podcast
You have just received your marching orders at work. What do you do now? In this podcast, Bram Lecker, Principal of Lecker & Associates discusses exactly how employees should respond to a termination.
The Employee Rights Podcast
The Employee Rights Podcast includes discussions between Bram Lecker, Principal of Lecker & Associates and Podcaster, Bryan Goman, on various topics useful to employees of Ontario.
Seek Legal Advice to Maximize Severance Package
Terminated employees could be shortchanging themselves if they accept a severance offer without seeking legal advice, Toronto employment lawyer Bram Lecker tells AdvocateDaily.com.
The Termination Letter
Never sign your termination letter or release until an employment lawyer has vetted these legally binding documents. But what if you signed them already? Under rare circumstances, the executed documents can be nullified. Here’s how we successfully invalidated a signed release on behalf of our client.