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Legal commentary, perspective and news alerts from Neufeld Legal on employment law, current events and court cases impacting employees.
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| Fighting for Hotel Employees |
| October 3, 2024 (hotel job, fired, terminated, layoff, dismissed, quit, retired) |
| Most hotel employees are extremely hard-working individuals, who engage in very demanding work with very little recognition or appreciation, while being paid at the lower end of the employment pay scale. In turn, when the boss / the hotel employer determines that the employee's services are no longer required, or the employee is frustrated and exhausted from the job, and simply needs to end their employment with the hotel, those employees . . . continue reading |
| Who are Canada Labour Code Employers and Employees |
| September 5, 2024 (federally regulated employment, fired, terminated, quit, retired) |
| The Canada Labour Code is clearly not being understood and applied, as is evident from employee termination litigation and other publicly-available information, such that employees subject to the Canada Labour Code, especially at the end of their employment, are incurring serious financial consequences. Given this realization, it is important that those employees not only know that they are subject to the Canada Labour Code, but their employment situation demands special attention, . . . continue reading |
| Fired by a Bank or Financial Services Employer: Far More Demands Investigation |
| August 27, 2024 (fired, terminated, severance pay, wages in lieu of notice) |
| As our legal research into Canadian banking and financial service careers continues, as a result of our legal case work specific to employment law matters in Canada's bank and financial sectors, it is shocking to discover what has actually been transpiring with bankers and financial service employees. For as we pull back each further layer of employment malfeasance within Canada's banks and financial firms, the legal and financial problems become all the more serious and stunning, . . . . continue reading |
| Fired Airline Employee: Further Legal Avenues |
| August 19, 2024 (fired, terminated, severance pay, wages in lieu of notice) |
| When you've been fired by a Canadian airline and in particular when you have no intention of pursuing further employment in the airline sector, you should be evaluating the totality of your employment payout with a knowledgeable professional. You should not merely accept the airline's proposal and the union's review, you need someone that is 100% committed to yourself and your financial interests, which unfortunately is neither your employer nor your union. . . . continue reading |
| Banking Career Transition: Don't Overlook This |
| August 1, 2024 (bank job, career transition, resign, retire, quit, terminated) |
| When your bank employment comes to an end, your former bank employer would prefer to continue controlling how your personal career transition, such that it works in their best interests. Yet, our focus is exclusively on former bank employees and they should not be denied the career transition support that we are capable of providing. . . . continue reading |
| End of Canadian Armed Forces Career |
| July 29, 2024 (military pay, severance pay, termination, release) |
| When your career with the Canadian Armed Forces comes to its end, whether you've made the personal decision to seek your voluntary release (resign), complete your service (retire), or your superiors have sought your compulsory release (terminate/fire) from military service, you need to undertake a thorough review and assessment of what you are legally entitled to and the federal government owes you. . . . continue reading |
| Severance Pay and Income Taxes |
| May 18, 2024 (severance pay, taxes, tax planning) |
| As with any payment associated with your employment, severance pay is subject to income tax; and the Canada Revenue Agency has provided its guidance with respect to how it intends to tax severance pay. For purposes of income taxation, the payment structure by which the employee receives their severance pay has a significant impact on how the proceeds are taxed, which can be highly consequential. . . . continue reading |
| Walmart Layoffs, Relocations and Employee Action |
| May 15, 2024 (layoff, relocation, severance pay) |
| What is the employee impact arising from Walmart's relocation and layoff initiative and what actions should employees consider? Even if you've acted, there might be more to consider! As an employee lawyer who looks at aspects of employment arrangements and employee layoffs from an angle that most other lawyers would appear to either overlook or not be interested in investigating, the recent announcement of substantial layoffs by Walmart . . . continue reading |
| Avoid Employment Insurance Rejection |
| March 14, 2024 (employment insurance, ei) |
| Even though all Canadian employees, and their employers, contribute to the federal government’s employment insurance program, there is only a finite amount of money available to distribute to employees requiring employment insurance benefits. As such, the federal government only looks to issue EI benefits to those individuals who most clearly qualify for their receipt, thereby limiting the amount of money that is paid out. . . . continue reading |
| Telecom Layoffs - Learning What You May Be Owed |
| February 13, 2024 (layoff, severance pay, telecom, labour standards) |
| When BCE, the parent company of Bell Canada, the country’s leading telecom provider, announces 4,800 employee layoffs, its critical that telecom employees understand the unique challenges associated with their job and the fact that they pose far less of a legal obstacle than what they might initially believe. Naturally, telecom companies have taken full advantage of their distinct employment status to leverage their power and position over their employees, especially when they have been laid off or otherwise end their employment. . . . continue reading |
| Termination Pay versus Severance Pay |
| January 3, 2024 (termination pay, severance pay) |
| When your employment comes to an end, whether as a result of being fired, terminated or laid off, employees will typically be offered a payout from their now former employer. The terms termination pay and severance pay are typically bandied about, being distinct legal terms that can create considerable confusion without differentiating between these two payments, what each represents and how they co-exist. . . . continue reading |
| What is a Severance Pay Clawback |
| October 4, 2023 (severance pay, clawback) |
| A severance pay clawback is a condition imposed by the employer on the fired employee’s receipt of the proposed severance pay, with the contractual arrangement enabling the employer to reduce the total amount of severance pay paid out should the fired employee find comparable replacement employment shortly after their termination. The structure of the clawback typically involves . . . continue reading |
| What is Constructive Dismissal |
| June 17, 2024 (constructive dismissal, fired) |
| Constructive dismissal arises where an employer has not directly fired an employee, but instead (i) has failed to comply with the employment contract in a major respect; (ii) unilaterally changed the terms of employment; or (iii) expressed a settled intention to do either thus forcing the employee to quit . . . continue reading |
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