6 legal questions on return to ‘new normal’

With millions of workers set to return to a “new normal” when it comes to work, many employers are asking questions about how that will look as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

“I’m already fielding calls about what happens if people don’t want to go back or employees are saying, ‘Well, I don’t feel comfortable going back in,’ and so it’s a difficult situation,” says Lai-King Hum, founder of Hum Law in Toronto. “The biggest topic that I’ve faced has been temporary layoffs and return to work and safety issues.”

Hum provided Canadian HR Reporter with some helpful hints on how to successfully bring back workers, some of whom may have been temporarily laid off.

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