Wrongful Dismissal
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Pelsmakher Law provides employment law advice to employees and employers in Orillia and the surrounding Lake Country region, on wrongful dismissal, severance, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in Orillia
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Orillia 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
Tourism, healthcare, and a gateway to cottage country
Orillia serves as a regional hub for healthcare, retail, and tourism between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, and as a gateway to Muskoka and cottage country further north. Tourism and hospitality employment here often involves seasonal hours and fluctuating schedules, which raise employment standards questions that don't come up as often in a typical year-round office role.
Seasonal and tourism-sector employment rights
Employees in Orillia's tourism, hospitality, and retail sectors sometimes face reduced hours, seasonal layoffs, or the end of a season being treated as the end of their job entirely, without notice or severance being considered. These situations are still governed by the Employment Standards Act and, on termination, by the common law, even where the work itself is seasonal.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Orillia 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: Barrie, Muskoka, Midland, Peterborough
Orillia FAQs
Common questions from Orillia clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Orillia.
Yes. Seasonal employees are generally entitled to the same core Employment Standards Act protections as other employees, and may be entitled to common law notice on termination as well.
It depends on how significant the reduction is and how your employment agreement is structured. A substantial, unagreed-to reduction in hours or pay can potentially amount to a constructive dismissal.
Yes. We offer secure virtual consultations so clients throughout Orillia and Lake Country can receive experienced employment law advice conveniently.
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