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Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers throughout St. Catharines and the Niagara Region on wrongful dismissal, severance, employment contracts, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in St. Catharines
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in St. Catharines 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
Manufacturing and healthcare in the Niagara Region
St. Catharines combines a manufacturing legacy with a growing healthcare and post-secondary education sector, and serves as a commercial hub for the wider Niagara Region. Manufacturing employees here, as elsewhere in Niagara, sometimes face temporary layoffs or restructuring, while healthcare and education employees more often navigate a mix of institutional policy and standard employment law.
Layoffs and severance in the Niagara Region
Whether you work in manufacturing, healthcare, or another sector in St. Catharines, the same core question applies after a termination: is the offer you've received actually what you're entitled to? Employers often anchor their offer to the statutory minimum, which for most employees understates their real common law entitlement.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout St. Catharines 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: Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville
St. Catharines FAQs
Common questions from St. Catharines clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in St. Catharines.
It's often less than what you're actually entitled to. Statutory minimums are a floor, not a fair estimate of your common law notice entitlement.
A temporary layoff has strict time limits. Once it exceeds those limits, it can be treated as a termination, which may entitle you to notice or severance pay.
Yes. We advise employees and employers throughout St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Welland, and the surrounding area.
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