S01E24 - Is Your Promotion a Trap - Unpaid Overtime & Employment Law Explained

Getting promoted to manager often feels like crossing a finish line, but that flat salary can quickly become a legal trap designed to avoid paying you overtime. In this deep dive into Canadian employment law, we break down the legal tripwires surrounding management titles, unpaid overtime, and toxic workplace environments.

We explore the reality of "constructive dismissal"—what happens when an employer doubles your workload or marginalizes you to force you to quit—and how the law views bad-faith performance improvement plans (PIPs). We also unpack crucial human rights protections for medical burnout and family status accommodations, outlining the strict legal tests employers must meet. Finally, we explain the groundbreaking Waksdale doctrine and why the termination clause you signed five years ago might be entirely void, entitling you to massive common law severance.

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