Problem
Ontario lawyers Sheryl Smolkin and Arleen Huggins have comprised a list of what they believe are the most common questions that clients ask employment lawyers. Answer all ten (10) of these questions, providing the legal reasoning for your response from your knowledge of Employment Law. Assume that each situation refers to a non-union employee (excluding question 10) in a provincially regulated industry in the Province of Ontario.
A. Can my work location be transferred without my consent?
B. Can my employer unilaterally change my group benefits?
C. What can I do if I believe that my manager is harassing me?
D. How many warnings must I get before I can be dismissed 'for cause'?
E. Can I be dismissed for cause if I fail to meet mutually agreed upon sales targets?
F. Can I be dismissed for cause if I am off work for an extended period due to illness?
G. Must my employer give me my old job when I return from maternity or parental leave
H. Can I compete with my employer if I am dismissed or resign
I. Can my employer dismiss me with no reason
J. Can my employer dismiss me with no reason if I am a unionized employee?