Was I Just Fired? Understanding Your Employer’s Words and Actions Normally, an employee knows if he has been fired. The employer sits him down, provides a termination letter and often offers a severance package. However, on occasion, an employer’s conduct is...
Do I Have to Accept a Demotion if My Job is Eliminated? When an employee is terminated, the employee is required to minimize lost income by seeking alternative employment. What happens if your former employer offers to give you another job but at a reduced salary? Are...
Changes to Parental Leave: What You Need to Know Background Congratulations, you’re planning a family! If you or your partner is pregnant, or you are thinking about becoming a parent, you are probably wondering what maternity leave, pregnancy leave and parental...
Another Termination Clause Bites the Dust You may have signed an offer of employment or an employment contract before you started it work. If so, it could have a termination clause. Many termination clauses attempt to limit how much termination pay an employee will...
What kind of legal costs can I recover at court? Small Claims Court edition The losing party in a court case usually pays some of the winning party’s costs, but the costs that can be recovered in Small Claims Court are significantly limited by the Rules of the Small...
Changing an Employee’s Shifts After a Medical Leave is Discrimination Many employees require a medical leave at some point during their career. Often the difficult period begins when they return to work and are not supported. Employees have the right to...