Can Your Employer Reduce Your Wages due to COVID-19?
To avoid mass lay-offs, many employers are reducing their employees’ wages without reducing their work hours. If you belong to this group of people, you must be feeling frustrated and confused – you are not alone. Generally, a reduction in your salary could constitute a constructive dismissal. A constructive dismissal is defined as a substantial… Read more »
Can COVID-19 testing be a condition to return to work?
With the prevalence of the virus in our community, many workplaces will be impacted by employees either testing positive for COVID-19 or being a close contact of a confirmed case. Nelligan Law gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Melanie Sutton, Student-at-law, in writing this blog post. As governments ease restrictions and businesses prepare to re-open, employers… Read more »
Whoops! How to Repay a CERB Mistakenly Received
Did you apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) only to later realize that you did not qualify? This blog discusses how to promptly act to correct this error. The Canadian government has made it easy to repay the CERB. Individuals who realize they have received the CERB in error are strongly encouraged to… Read more »
Canada’s recently announced student benefit program – how will it work?
Nelligan Law gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Melanie Sutton, student-at-law, in writing this blog post. Over the past month, the federal government has provided financial assistance to many Canadians whose jobs and businesses have been affected by measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19. Now they are extending support to students, too. On April 22,… Read more »
Go Home, You’re (Not) Fired: Can your employer send you home for being at-risk for COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a slew of unforeseen employment law concerns for workers. As we move through the initial stage of the pandemic and into the next few months, some workers are facing an unexpected issue: what do they do if their employer tells them they can’t come into work because they are high-risk for COVID-19… Read more »
COVID-19 and the Return to Work
As the COVID-19 curve starts to flatten and political leaders start discussing the possibility of lifting restrictions, workplaces across the province of Ontario are preparing for the day when they can re-open their doors. Understandably, however, many employers and employees alike will have questions about how this return to work will take effect, including when and how to return to work and, most importantly, how to do it… Read more »