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Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers throughout Barrie and Simcoe County on wrongful dismissal, severance, employment contracts, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in Barrie
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Barrie regarding:
- Wrongful dismissal
- Severance package reviews
- Constructive dismissal
- Employment contract review and drafting
- Executive employment agreements
- Human rights and workplace harassment
- Disability accommodation
- Temporary layoffs
- Just cause dismissals
- Independent contractor disputes
- Bonus and commission disputes
- Workplace investigations
- Employer workplace policies
- Employment Standards Act compliance
One of Ontario's fastest-growing regions
Barrie has grown rapidly as a retail, logistics, and healthcare hub along the Highway 400 corridor, with many newer businesses that have not always had the benefit of legal advice when setting up their employment contracts and policies. Rapid growth also means more first-time employers navigating termination and layoff obligations for the first time.
New employers and growing pains
We frequently see Barrie employment contracts with gaps that reflect a growing business rather than a poorly-intentioned one: missing termination language, no clear layoff policy, or standard-form contracts pulled from the internet without legal review. For employees, that often means a stronger entitlement than the contract suggests. For employers, it's a solvable problem with the right advice before, not after, a dispute arises.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Barrie choose Pelsmakher Law because we provide focused employment law representation, responsive communication, strategic negotiation, and practical, transparent advice, with secure virtual consultations so you don't need to travel for experienced legal help. Learn more about the firm or read our employment law blog.
Also serving nearby areas: Georgina, Aurora, Toronto, Peterborough
Barrie FAQs
Common questions from Barrie clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Barrie.
No. Your rights under the Employment Standards Act and the common law apply regardless of how long your employer has been in business, though newer employers more often have contract gaps that work in your favour.
They can, if a temporary layoff exceeds the permitted period and is treated as a termination, or if the employment relationship ends in another way that triggers notice obligations.
Yes. We help growing businesses put contracts and policies in place designed to reduce future disputes.
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