YOU TOLD YOUR EMPLOYER YOU WERE GOING TO SPEAK TO A LAWYER – YOU'RE FIRED AFTERWARDS – CLAIMING REPRISAL
HARD LABOUR [BY WARDS PC LAWYERS] Under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “Act”), an employer cannot terminate or otherwise punish an employee who asserts his or her rights under the Act. This is known as “reprisal” by the employer and, generally, will cause the employer to be punished itself by the Ontario Ministry of […]
