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Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Whitby on wrongful dismissal, severance package reviews, employment contracts, and workplace disputes.
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Employment Law in Whitby
How we can help
Pelsmakher Law advises employees and employers in Whitby 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 professional services in Whitby
Whitby's economy includes a manufacturing and auto parts sector alongside a growing base of professional services, healthcare, and education employers. As Durham Region's economy diversifies, employment disputes increasingly involve questions about restructuring, temporary layoffs, and how contracts drafted for a smaller operation hold up as a company grows.
Layoffs, restructuring, and enforceable contracts
A temporary layoff in Whitby has strict time limits before it becomes a termination triggering notice or severance obligations. We help Whitby employees confirm where they stand after a layoff or termination, and help employers ensure their contracts and layoff practices are designed to hold up if challenged.
Why choose Pelsmakher Law?
Clients throughout Whitby 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: Oshawa, Ajax, Pickering, Burlington
Whitby FAQs
Common questions from Whitby clients.
Practical, Ontario-law guidance for employees and employers in Whitby.
There are strict limits under the Employment Standards Act. Once exceeded, the layoff can be treated as a termination, entitling the employee to notice or severance.
It can. Contracts that were never updated as a business grew sometimes contain unenforceable termination language, which can work in the employee's favour.
Yes. We advise employers on temporary layoffs, restructuring, and Employment Standards Act compliance.
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