by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 1111/0808/20202020
Laid off due to COVID-19? Employment lawyers Calgary and Calgary wrongful dismissal lawyers explain what you need to know If you’ve been laid off due to COVID-19, here’s what you need to know about your rights including your entitlement to severance or termination...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 2424/0303/20202020
WestJet Employees: we understand that many of you have recently been laid-off and given a number of options to choose from on account of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This can be complicated and we recommend speaking with our experienced employment lawyers before...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 2121/0303/20202020
As we come together as a community during this unprecedented time, we understand that many members of the public have questions regarding the escalating COVID-19 crisis in Alberta and the impact to their employment. We have fielded a significant volume of questions,...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 1919/0303/20202020
Questions about all the recent changes to EI and Government Compensation Initiatives amid the COVID-19 crisis?Check out our summary bulletin in PDF format by clicking this linkCommitted to Employees. We’re...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 1818/0303/20202020
UPDATE: No employer “paid leave” for Alberta employees. The Alberta Government has reversed its commitment announced on Friday, March 13 to amend the Employment Standards Code (Alberta), which would have required employers to provide employees with 14 days of PAID...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 1818/0303/20202020
Employees are the Emergency Care Benefit and Emergency Support Benefit.The Emergency Care Benefit will provide up to $900 biweekly for a maximum of 15 weeks to employees required to self-isolate, care for loved ones required to self-isolate or those required to care...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 1515/0303/20202020
These new measures will obviously affect many Alberta-based employees, who now have to provide care for their children. The Employment Standards Code currently provides employees with up to 5 days of unpaid Family Responsibility Leave, if they had been employed for 90...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 1515/0303/20202020
Know your rights? As we come together to fight COVID-19, workplace issues will arise. Not everybody has paid sick leave as a contractual entitlement, and not everybody is eligible for the amended EI Sickness Benefits. Income continuance is a real concern for most....
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 2121/0101/20202020
Today, Kevin Stanfield at CTV Morning Live sat down with Stephen Dugandzic from YYC Employment Law Group I Collins Dugandzic LLP to take “Severance Package 101” – do you know your rights? Find out what a severance package should include and what you...
by Employment Lawyers Calgary | 0909/0101/20202020
Not in my house…U-Haul is reportedly banning nicotine users from joining the ranks of the well-known moving and storage company in 21 US states.This hiring practice would likely be illegal in Canada where federal and provincial human rights laws prohibit...