Newfoundland and Labrador
2 lawyers whose firms cover employment work in St. John's. Each lawyer was checked on their provincial law society's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms. Browsing Lawvoo is free.
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Barbara Oley · Partner · Employment · St. John's
55 Duckworth Street, St. John's, NL A1C 1E6
Partner and family law litigator who also represents clients in employment matters and in wills and estates. The firm also acts for people injured in car accidents, and for both employees and employers in wrongful dismissal and severance matters.
Kyle R. Rees · Partner · Employment · St. John's
323 Duckworth Street, St. John's, NL A1C 5X4
Partner whose practice focuses on personal injury, employment law and union-side labour law. The firm represents employees with workplace problems and people injured through someone else's negligence, and also handles real estate transactions, and wills and estates.
Wrongful dismissal and severance, unpaid wages, workplace harassment and human rights at work. Most workers in Newfoundland and Labrador are covered by the Labour Standards Act; banks, airlines, telecoms and other federally regulated employers come under the Canada Labour Code instead.
A labour standards complaint after your job ends must be filed within six months of the termination date. A human rights complaint must be made within 12 months. Court claims have their own limitation periods under the Limitations Act — ask a lawyer which applies. If your employer is federally regulated (a bank, airline or telecom company, for example), an unjust dismissal complaint under the Canada Labour Code must be filed within 90 days.
The minimum written notice (or pay instead) is one week after three months' employment, two weeks after two years, three weeks after five years, four weeks after ten years and six weeks after fifteen years; none is required in the first three months. Unless your contract validly limits you to those minimums, a court may award more based on your age, role, length of service and how long it should take to find similar work.
Labour standards complaints go to the province's labour standards office and human rights complaints to the Human Rights Commission. Lawsuits up to $25,000 can go to the Provincial Court's small claims court, and larger claims to the Supreme Court — for St. John's, see the court list on our St. John's page.
To practise law in Newfoundland and Labrador a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. Its online Lawyer Directory lists the lawyers practising in the province with their contact details, and the Law Society publishes its disciplinary decisions. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in the directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society, in writing.
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