Toronto employment lawyer and partner Lior Samfiru at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins Kelly Cutrara on Global News to discuss how the pandemic has changed the possibility of early retirement for Canadians as well as other employee rights questins as a result of COVID-19.

Points of Discussion: If you are laid off during the pandemic are you entitled to the same amount of severance you would be normally? Are employers at a disadvantage in giving out severance payments as many are also struggling because of COVID-19? Will employers ensure contract agreements are iron clad now in terms of severance due to the pandemic? If an employer asks an employee to return and they refuse, is this considered a resignation? In what ways can an employer accommodate their employee at this time? If offered an early retirement, is it more beneficial for an employee to accept?

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