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I started a hair salon three years ago and as part of all the paperwork and registrations, I registered with WSIB, believing it was a mandatory plan run by the government. I now realise, that a hair salon is not covered by the act and I was not required to register with WSIB. Although I did receive some requests for information and some bills which I paid, which I now understand to be penalties, I am now finding out that I need to make payments that were due for the last few years totalling several thousand dollars. No claim has ever been made for WSIB, nor are any pending. Is there any way to retroactively opt out of WSIB and avoid this payment? Certainly my lack of understanding played a role in the situation I am in, but since there have been no claims can I back out of this? I have just reported the information they asked for recently, but have not been assessed an exact amount, nor have I paid anything yet. I'm fairly certain that if I had made a claim, they would have rejected it since appropriate payments weren't being made. Is there any way of not having to make this overdue payment and just get out of WSIB?

So I have been working at a remote camp job for the past month as a contractor. I have been let go for a cause my job requires alot of attention to detail but I had not been given a break and the incident happened almost 6 hours after my first break ended I felt it was unfair if I had my second break The incident could have been avoided. Am I entitled to anything for this dismissal?

clerical error when company reduced ours to 35 from 37.5, resulting in an overpayment. What are my obligations? They are asking for $6000 back, of which i do not have, nor was i aware of this overpayment, assumed salary all along.

If I fire a part time employee, what is he owed?

Hi if you feel there is a possibility that you may be asked to take onore work, or they take away some work to fine you this work, what should you do? There has been rumbling about the funders reducing admin costs so I'm thinking they may redistribute work. How much notice is required for a 25 year employee in a supervisor role that may need to take on more regular tasks in Ontario at a non profit centre?