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Pelsmakher Law provides employment law advice to employees and employers in Georgina, including Keswick and Sutton, on wrongful dismissal, severance, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in Georgina
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Georgina 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
Employment on the shores of Lake Simcoe
Georgina's economy blends year-round local employers, retail, trades, and small business, with a seasonal tourism sector tied to Lake Simcoe. Employees working seasonal or reduced-hours arrangements sometimes have questions about how a layoff or a schedule change interacts with their employment standards rights, which can be less straightforward than a full-time year-round role.
Layoffs, seasonal work, and your rights
A temporary layoff has strict limits under the Employment Standards Act. If a layoff runs longer than the permitted period, it can be treated as a termination, potentially triggering notice or severance obligations the employer did not intend, or did not realize applied. Employees in Georgina who have been laid off, whether seasonally or otherwise, should confirm where they stand rather than assume the layoff is automatically lawful.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Georgina 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: Aurora, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, King City
Georgina FAQs
Common questions from Georgina clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Georgina.
Not necessarily, but a layoff that goes on too long can become a termination in the eyes of the law, which may entitle you to notice or severance pay.
Seasonal employees are generally entitled to the same core protections under the Employment Standards Act, though how those protections apply can depend on the specific work arrangement.
Yes. We offer secure virtual consultations so clients in Georgina and across York Region can get advice conveniently.
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