Canadian Banks Drop Vaccine Mandates
Canada’s “Big Five” banks have all either suspended or removed their mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. As of Spring 2022, COVID-19 infection and death rates have declined across the country, and …
Can a Refusal to Vaccinate Get You Fired for Just Cause?
Ever since vaccines have become widely available, many employers have implemented mandatory vaccination policies. Recent arbitration decisions like Unifor Local 973 v Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited and Power Workers’ Union …
Can Your Employer Require You to Take a COVID Booster Shot?
Many employers in Ontario implemented mandatory vaccine policies in 2021 that required their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations to continue working for them, and many of those that did not …
When a Voluntary Early Retirement Becomes Mandatory
DANIEL LUBLIN, SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL As Canadian baby boomers approach retirement age, many are hoping to exit the workplace gracefully and on their own terms. But what …
Was I Under Duress When Signing My Employment Agreement?
Under common law, employment agreements signed under duress will be void. This is favourable to employees, as upon separation employees may be entitled to larger severance packages than initially created …
What is a Wrongful or Forced Resignation
There is a major financial difference between getting fired by your employer and choosing to resign. Simply put, most employees who are fired are entitled to severance packages, while employees …
Ensuring Employees are Given Adequate Time to Review Employment Contracts
The law recognizes that there is an imbalance of power between employees and employers. Employers hold the advantage in contract negotiations because they are in a more favourable position to …
Reasonable notice of Termination
Reasonable notice of termination is a principle used where an employer has an obligation upon termination to either provide advanced, reasonable notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice …
Your legal questions answered
Toronto Employment lawyer, Daniel Lublin hosted a live chat on the Globe and Mail’s Career section, where he answered reader’s legal questions regarding their employment law matters. These topics varied …
Can a company terminate someone on parental leave?
I work for a company and I am currently on a parental leave. The division of the company I work for has since been shut down and I have no job to return to.
Since I am on leave, I heard this news from a colleague at a different company – no one (not even human resources) reached out to me to advise me of the closure. I contacted HR to find out exactly what was going to happen to me. HR advised that most likely no “like positions” would be available to me when I return and I would be given a severance when I do “try” to come back. I was not told the exact dollar figure of the severance, although I think this is important information for me to know.
Shouldn’t the company tell me exact figures of a potential severance package and secondly, shouldn’t they be obligated to provide me a position with a similar salary upon my return?