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Pelsmakher Law represents employees and employers throughout Oshawa and Durham Region, providing practical employment law advice for terminations, severance, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in Oshawa
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Oshawa 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
Automotive and energy in Durham Region
Oshawa's economy has long been tied to automotive manufacturing, alongside a significant energy sector presence tied to nearby nuclear generating stations. Both industries have gone through periods of restructuring and workforce reduction, and employees in these sectors are more likely than most to encounter a temporary layoff, mass termination, or a unionized workplace alongside their individual employment rights.
Restructuring in auto and energy employment
When a Durham Region employer restructures, whether an auto manufacturer, a parts supplier, or an energy-sector employer, individual employees are entitled to have their own severance assessed separately from any group or union process. We help Oshawa-area employees confirm their entitlements, and help employers manage restructuring and terminations in a way that reduces legal risk.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Oshawa 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.
Oshawa FAQs
Common questions from Oshawa clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Oshawa.
Your individual entitlement should be assessed on its own, even if the restructuring affects many employees at once or triggers group termination rules.
Non-unionized employees, even at a unionized workplace, are generally subject to the Employment Standards Act and common law rather than the collective agreement.
Yes. We advise employers on mass termination compliance, restructuring, and termination planning.
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