When Should I Hire an Employment Lawyer for Help?
In Ontario, employment law is a constantly evolving – and complicated – area of the law. Even before the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were various issues that required the help of an employment lawyer to help resolve workplace disputes between employers and employees. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are a lot of new issues that were not previously dealt with (or at least far less common), such as:
- whether employers have just cause to terminate an employee for refusing to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy;
- or whether a temporary layoff is an unlawful constructive dismissal or permitted as an exceptional circumstances to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this blog post, we discuss some examples where an employment lawyer can help resolve employment disputes, from both the employer and employee side.
Legal Advice for Employees
Some of the most common scenarios in which employees should immediately consult with an experienced employment lawyer include:
- legal advice on how to respond to a wrongful termination of employment
- dealing with workplace harassment and discrimination (human rights complaints)
- understand and pursue your minimum employment standards rights
- reviewing a new employment contract (employment agreement)
- when an employer is making significant changes to your job
- reviewing a severance package
- negotiating a severance pay package
- help determine if you are an employee or independent contractor
- pursue legal claims against an employer, including wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, or human rights complaint
In many of these cases, the guidance and expertise of an employment lawyer can help you assess your workplace issues, answer your questions, evaluate and walk through your options, and help you pursue the remedy that is most suitable to your needs and objectives.
Legal Advice for Employers
Some of the most common scenarios in which employers should immediately consult with an experienced employment lawyer include:
- legal advice on how to carry out a proper termination of employment
- responding to employee complaints of workplace harassment and discrimination
- preparing a new employment contract
- preparing a severance package (or severance package)
- properly managing workforce changes, such as job eliminations, temporary layoffs or job relocations
- respond to employee minimum standards complaints
- assisting with imposing proper employee discipline, including putting in place proactive strategies to minimize risk of employee disputes
- preparing workplace policies, such as harassment policies, discrimination policies or right-to-disconnect policies
- responding to employee claims of wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal, human rights complaints
Contact Bune Law Employment Lawyer
For advice on any of these issues, contact Bune Law today to arrange a consultation with an experienced employment lawyer. If you are an employee facing a termination of employment or wrongful dismissal, please contact Bune Law at 647-822-5492 arrange a consultation with an employment lawyer in Toronto to discuss your employment matter. A detailed consultation will allow you to determine your options, including severance package negotiations or pursuing a wrongful dismissal claim against your employer.
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