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Our employee was injured in a car accident in November (no relation to work at all) the return to work date keeps getting pushed back, originally it was December, then January, then February and now April. The employee is a straight truck driver, that is the only job they are qualified for and the only job available in our small company of 20 people. The doctor has stated that they are not able to drive for work at all and yet they can drive her personal vehicle. Their lawyer advised them not to work at all as they are trying to sue the other person involved in the accident. We have offered shorter shifts, a helper to assist, a different truck and all of efforts have been ignored. We have lost a major account and are making cuts due to financial constraints. Are we able to lay the employee off?

When terminating an employee must the reasons be listed on the notice

We have an employee we are terminating and his severance is $11222.3 do I take EI, Canada Pension and income tax off of this amount

Hello, I was a senior manager formerly of Essar Steel Algoma, owned by an east Indian company, located in Sault Ste. Marie. I was recently (February 22nd) wrongfully terminated while the company is under CCAA. There was no notice, no severance and I have no pension. The termination was classified as downsizing the organization. I have been a very successful General Manager for 6 years. I started my career in 1978, and worked my way up to senior levels of management. I resigned in 2007, and was rehired in 2010, holding senior level positions throughout the industry. Each of the 6 years, performance appraisals have been excellent with bonus. I have never been disciplined or demoted. Today, I submitted a claim form through the CCAA process with relevant documentation, with claims for severance and associated damages against Officers of the company, where I have cited human rights and discrimination violations. I need representation, and cannot afford heavy legal fees or retainers. Can you please help me.

Hello, I work in IT at an insurance company. We're a small team of only 6 people but because I am very quick at processing emails, my supervisor gave me a lot more work than everybody else in the team (300 emails/day versus about 30/day in the team). I accepted it because I believe in hard work. However after 8 months, I burned out and developed a major depression. I saw a psychiatrist who advises that I take a sick leave until I am better. SunLife rejected my disability claim saying it's the employer's fault not theirs. I would like to know if I can sue my employer for unfair workload that has caused my depression. Ben