Has COVID-19 changed an employee’s right to privacy and an employer’s responsibility to maintain a safe workplace?

What questions can an employer ask an employee about their habits and life outside the workplace?

Can my employer ask me who I am socializing with and what activities I am involved in during the pandemic?

I work at home, and my employer learned through social media that I took part in a protest or gathering without social distancing. Can I be punished?

Ontario government’s new rule on layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it impacts employee rights.

How should an employer inform an employee that their temporary layoff is now permanent?

Firing employees through a Zoom call.

Can a union representative visit an employee’s home to inspect their workplace?

Between the ongoing anti-Black racism protests, provinces cautiously reopening, and the temptation to gather with friends again as summer looms, do employers -- concerned about workplace safety during a pandemic -- have the right to ask their staff what they’ve been up to on their personal time?

Jon Pinkus is a Toronto employment lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Kristy Cameron on Newstalk 580 CFRA to explain an employee's rights and an employer's limits on a worker's activity outside the workplace.

Discussed in this interview:
Has COVID-19 changed an employee’s right to privacy and an employer’s responsibility to maintain a safe workplace?
What questions can an employer ask an employee about their habits and life outside the workplace?
Can my employer ask me who I am socializing with and what activities I am involved in during the pandemic?
I work at home, and my employer learned through social media that I took part in a protest or gathering without social distancing. Can I be punished?
Ontario government’s new rule on layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it impacts employee rights.
How should an employer inform an employee that their temporary layoff is now permanent?
Firing employees through a Zoom call.
Can a union representative visit an employee’s home to inspect their workplace?

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Between the ongoing anti-Black racism protests, provinces cautiously reopening, and the temptation to gather with friends again as summer looms, do employers -- concerned about workplace safety during a pandemic -- have the right to ask their staff what they&rsquo;ve been up to on their personal time?
<a href="https://stlawyers.ca/team/jon-pinkus/">Jon Pinkus</a> is a <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/toronto-employment-lawyers/">Toronto employment lawyer</a> and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Kristy Cameron on Newstalk 580 CFRA to explain an employee's rights and an employer's limits on a worker's activity outside the workplace.
Discussed in this interview:
<ul>
<li>Has COVID-19 changed an employee&rsquo;s right to privacy and an employer&rsquo;s responsibility to maintain a safe workplace?</li>
<li>What questions can an employer ask an employee about their habits and life outside the workplace?</li>
<li>Can my employer ask me who I am socializing with and what activities I am involved in during the pandemic?</li>
<li>I work at home, and my employer learned through social media that I took part in a protest or gathering without social distancing. Can I be punished?</li>
<li>Ontario government&rsquo;s new rule on layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it impacts employee rights.</li>
<li>How should an employer inform an employee that their temporary layoff is now permanent?</li>
<li>Firing employees through a Zoom call.</li>
<li>Can a union representative visit an employee&rsquo;s home to inspect their workplace?</li>
</ul>
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Call <a href="tel:1-855-821-5900">1-855-821-5900</a>, email <a href="mailto:Help@EmploymentLawyer.ca">Help@EmploymentLawyer.ca</a>&nbsp;or fill out a <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/contact-us/">contact form</a> to get help now from an <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/">employment lawyer</a>.
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He also created the Severance Pay Calculator to allow employees in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta determine how much severance pay they are owed when they are terminated from their job.

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Discover your workplace rights, and let Employment Lawyer <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/team/lior-samfiru/">Lior Samfiru</a> fight for them.
A co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Lior has unmatched experience at various courts and tribunals in Canada, where he has defended countless clients in matters concerning <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/severance-pay/">severance pay</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/wrongful-dismissal/">wrongful dismissal</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/constructive-dismissal/">constructive dismissal</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/law-essentials/harassment-discrimination/">human rights</a>, sexual harassment, breach of contract, and much more. He also manages the firm's <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/toronto-employment-lawyers/">Toronto employment lawyers</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/vancouver-employment-lawyers/">Vancouver employment lawyers</a>, <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/ottawa-employment-lawyers/">Ottawa employment lawyers</a>, and <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/calgary-employment-lawyers/">Calgary employment lawyers</a>.
Lior frequently hosts the <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/employment-law-show/">Employment Law Show</a>, where he educates both employees and employers on their employment rights, according to Employment Standards in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, and common law throughout Canada. The show airs on the following radio and TV stations:
<ul>
<li>Global TV</li>
<li>CTV Toronto</li>
<li>CTV Ottawa</li>
<li>Global News Radio 640 Toronto</li>
<li>Global News Radio 980 CKNW in Vancouver</li>
<li>Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa</li>
<li>Global News Radio 900 CHML in Hamilton</li>
<li>Global News Radio 980 CFPL in London</li>
</ul>
He also created the <a href="https://www.severancepaycalculator.com/">Severance Pay Calculator</a> to allow employees in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta determine how much severance pay they are owed when they are terminated from their job.
Experiencing a workplace issue? Not sure if you need legal assistance? BEFORE you call an employment lawyer, use the <a href="https://stlawyers.ca/pocket-employment-lawyer/">Pocket Employment Lawyer</a>. Answer a few quick questions at PocketEmploymentLawyer.ca and you will learn what your legal options are and how to enforce your rights.

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