The Canadian Press asked two employment lawyers, Adam Savaglio, a partner at Scarfone Hawkins LLP, and Lior Samfiru of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP to answer some oft-asked questions about the legalities of getting back to work.Most employees will have to return to work if their employer is meeting all of the safety guidelines set out by the government, lawyers say. But they note there are some exceptions.
But it seems some excuses won't fly. For instance, it's the employee's legal responsibility to get to work, which could present difficulties if the employee doesn't have their own car and worries about the safety of public transit.
Samfiru added that those guidelines may change over time, and "it is up to the employer to stay up to date." "There is a legal process that an employee can engage in if the work is unsafe. It's called a work refusal, which may also require the company to call in an inspector from the Ministry of Labour, who can then determine whether in fact the work is safe or not," Samfiru said.
Pretty simple legal response. My employer has gone above and beyond but I’m concerned there are many that have not.
Informative but mostly common sense. Sadly the common sense is missing a lot of the time
For clarity the issue is going to be the fact that employers must follow each and every single requirement that's imposed by the government and by health authorities that may be industry specific - and well these 2 haven’t got one projection correct
I have worked full time, plus OT through the pandemic, took public transit, never wore mask, was close to people, never had access to washrooms for most of the day and I am fine. Distancing is overblown
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