EMPLOYEE GETS IN TROUBLE AT WORK AND TELLS THE EMPLOYER HE/SHE INTENDS TO SPEAK TO A LAWYER – CAN YOU BE FIRED FOR THAT? NOPE, HERE’S YOUR REMEDY
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 Labour and, possibly, the Ontario Labour […]
