An article by Andrea Yu

THE QUESTION

I work at a restaurant. The owner frequently cancels our shifts last minute. Sometimes it’s the night before the shift starts, but he also does it on the day of, a few hours or sometimes one hour before the shift starts. Is this legal? Am I entitled to any pay for the cancelled shifts? The cancelled shifts are eight to 10 hours long.

Read Lai-King Hum’s advice in the latest The Globe and Mail article (subscription required).