Companies can’t enforce arbitrary deadlines for signing a severance offer. An employment lawyer breaks down time limits and other employer pressure tactics.
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Your employer can’t impose a probationary period that’s longer than three months — or else they likely owe severance if you’re let go.
Though some employees, like construction workers, aren’t entitled to severance under provincial law, they may still be owed under common law.
Even if you get advance notice that your job is ending, you may still be owed a substantial severance package.
An employment lawyer explains why you shouldn’t accept changes like a pay cut or demotion to keep your employer happy.
Many employers hire on fixed-term contracts thinking it offers more flexibility. But employees whose contracts are renewed over and over could be entitled to severance.
A disability lawyer shares what to do if your symptoms are affecting your ability to work.
An expert walks through all the steps to getting disability benefits, from finding the right forms to filling them out correctly.
A community-supported fishery in B.C. lets members reserve a share of its fishing families’ catch every year.
The latest wave of the pandemic doesn’t mean your boss can ignore their duty to accommodate, an employment lawyer says.