Roy Green - Sun Dec 14 - Working Overtime

In the U.S. a major class action lawsuit proposal has been filed against Home Depot arguing the company is in violation of federal labour law "for not compensating supervisors for time spent answering after-hours emails, calls and texts." We've heard on-air complaints from employees that their employers expect them to work at home on company business and that employees are not compensated for that extra time on the job. If the lawsuit against Home Depot is successful will that require employer in the U.S. to pay workers for work done off the clock? How would companies react to such a decision and what's the likelihood someone in Canada may copy the Home Depot employees in the U.S. and file a court case against an employer in Canada? What is the labour law in Canada on being required to do company work from home on your own time?

Guest: Lior Samfiru, Labour and employment lawyer. Samfiru - Tumarkin LLP, Toronto

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In the U.S. a major class action lawsuit proposal has been filed against Home Depot arguing the company is in violation of federal labour law "for not compensating supervisors for time spent answering after-hours emails, calls and texts." We've heard on-air complaints from employees that their employers expect them to work at home on company business and that employees are not compensated for that extra time on the job. If the lawsuit against Home Depot is successful will that require employer in the U.S. to pay workers for work done off the clock? How would companies react to such a decision and what's the likelihood someone in Canada may copy the Home Depot employees in the U.S. and file a court case against an employer in Canada? What is the labour law in Canada on being required to do company work from home on your own time?

Guest: Lior Samfiru, Labour and employment lawyer. Samfiru - Tumarkin LLP, Toronto

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.