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live-in nanny

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read June 3, 2011

A stunning example of mistreatment of migrant workers

This case is a stunning example of mistreatment of migrant workers: a live-in nanny recently launched a wrongful dismissal claim against her employer in the Ontario Superior Court seeking damages in the amount of $195,000 for breach of contract, unpaid wages, statutory holiday pay and vacation pay.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employment Standards, Immigration / breach of contract, employment law, employment rights, employment standards act, Employment standards complaint, foreign national, Foreign workers, immigration agents, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, isolated foreign workers, language barriers, Lilliane Namukasa, live-in nanny, Live-in-caregiver program, migrant workers, mistreatment of migrant workers, six month limit to recover unpaid wages, statutory entitlements, temporary work permit, terminated without notice, The Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, two-year limitation period, unpaid statutory holiday pay, unpaid vacation, unpaid wages, wage theft, wrongful dismissal, wrongful dismissal claim

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