Unlocking Digital Signature Legitimateness for Leave of Absence Agreement in Canada

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if your employer demands that you sign a release what should you do the first thing is is you should never sign anything on the spot that's a really bad idea and the second thing is is make sure you consult with an expert who can tell you what it is you're being asked to sign a release for there's nothing extraordinary or unusual about being asked to sign a release in an employment termination transaction the fact is that the employer is paying you some money on exchange for the finality that you're not going to sue them so anything on top of the statutory payments that unconditionally need to be made to you or an amount that you're guaranteed by virtue of an employment contract it's ordinary to be asked to sign a release in exchange for it it would be problematic however if you were pressured into signing that release right away in most circumstances employers are quite aware that they should give an employee a reasonable period of time to take away an offer of severids to consult with someone who knows what they're talking about and to determine if they're going to accept or reject that offer if you've been demanded to sign a release on the spot it could be a form of duress it would just be better if you didn't do it what does a release do does it say that you're never going to come back and sue your employer basically yeah it protects the employer from any and all possible legal claims that you could make related to your employment the termination of that employment or even your employment contract so if you're given what someone considers a fair package there really isn't a legal case that you may want to bring because you're getting a fair package in exchange for your termination so it is a good idea to consult with someone who knows what they're talking about so you can get a better sense of are you getting a fair deal and designing a release makes sense so take it as a big deal in that sense a release is part and parcel of the transaction i think it should be expected there's nothing about a release by itself which would concern me looking at any particular case it would concern me if you were being asked to sign a release for something that wasn't fair all right thanks very much thank you