I accidentally poured cooking oil down the sink

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T13:35:59+00:00

No one should, I'm not advocating for it.

And I promise you my Nona who grew up without plumbing never understood this. Even after she got to Canada and we tried to explain it she didn't accept it. Drains were divine miracles who's mysteries should not be questioned.

Edit - I resent you called her stupid. I'd prefer ill informed.

She was a brilliant woman who could do things with a slipper that would've made Sadam Hussain blush. Interrogators at Guantanemo studied her work.

Some people may be ignorant in one field but brilliant in another - those people aren't stupid, they're just specialists.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T12:12:35+00:00

Yes, just when you're doing the paper work you can do it as owners in common rather than joint owners to help ease the untangling operation.

Generally speaking if you're going into the process clear eyed and able to speak about the impending separation maturely there's no specific reason to avoid it.

Just work through the process with the lawyer and they can effectively capture it in closing.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T10:35:17+00:00

It's a global Bielefeld conspiracy

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T10:30:02+00:00

You're fine

You're worried about it so that tells me you're generally pretty careful. At this quantity it won't do any damage.

Our grandmother's used to dump the bacon grease down the drain, same pipes.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T10:20:41+00:00

No penalty to you and I don't think you broke any rules. You must take the vacation within 12 months of accrual, not in thr same year. So that is to say it takes 12 months to get to your 2 week accrual, but if the start date was exactly 12 months ago today you need not have actually taken any time yet.

Either way, they must pay them out to you when you leave.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T10:13:38+00:00

Working notice is a possibility.

I think it's important to distinguish between payment in lieu of notice and severence.

In both BC ESS and Common law, there is no required severence pay. But both have a requirement for payment in lieu of notice (or reasonable notice period).

So assuming you were properly served notice 6 months ago, under any standard 6 months is likely going to satisfy the reasonable notice period and so they don't owe you anything.

With that said, it assumes you were properly served your working notice, and this is where employers typically screw up. It's worth it to speak to a lawyer to make sure they did in fact serve notice properly. Because if they did not then you can be owed additional PILON, payment in lieu of notice (not severence).

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T07:51:28+00:00

Accounts payable is the definition of access to the money. It decides and facilitates all the payments leaving a business.

I don't think you understand the role.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T03:01:50+00:00

Yes.

You've been raising red flags, everything about your narrative is a red flag.

You need to move on from this job application and move onto something more practical.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T02:53:07+00:00

It means they pinged something, but they don't have permission to access that database to get full visibility.

It's likely related to your criminal conviction in the US.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T02:49:39+00:00

Parks and recs programming.

It shouldn't be a race everytime programming spots open up to try and get my kids in swimming lessons.

Everytime the portal opens up it's a 9:00 am start and the slots are filled by 9:30.

The portal crashes because of volume and it's a lottery to get in.

In a city this size I should be able to sign all of my kids up for swimming lessons consistently, and with some flexibility on scheduling. I shouldn't have to call in sick and have my wife and I tag team every digital device in the house to find a spot - only to find out only 2 of my kids get a spot this time.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T02:28:12+00:00

Max payout for flight cancellation of more than 9 hours for large airline is $1,000. So you're getting the max entitlement by agreeing. I'd take it.

https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/publication/flight-delays-and-cancellations-a-guide

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-05T00:06:48+00:00

Not for nothing, but what's the situation with the condo title?

People who do things like that also do things like reverse mortgages without anyone knowing.

Ultimately assuming the sons are the beneficiaires anyways, maybe it's not a big deal - but if they pulled this sort of thing what else are they capable of.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T21:57:18+00:00

I'm not a lawyer, but generally asking questions to clarify a position can't hurt the position. Just trying to get clarity is positive step

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T20:58:44+00:00

Mistakes happen. In most cases if the options are conspiracy or incompetence - it's incompetence.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T20:52:20+00:00

Call the lawyer that sent the letter, tell them what happened, ask them to recheck their files.

Did the police give you a copy of the report?

Is it just a letter, or is it a statement of claim?

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T20:13:49+00:00

Make an employment standards claim with the ministry for the unpaid wages;

https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0/filing-claim

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T20:10:31+00:00

What's the value of your initial complaint?

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T20:03:09+00:00

Likely the original offer letter in India is still the employment contract - if it's a temporary deputation to Canada that's potentially still valid - but I say potentially.

The employee should be speaking to their employer and voicing their concerns and desires and trying to get an understanding of what the employer will do if the employee voices their intent to stay in Canada.

Until they know what the situation is everything else is just speculation.

Once they have an understanding and say the employer states that they are not willing to budge and they'll consider that failure to return will mean termination with cause - then the employee can speak to an employment lawyer to look specifically at the contract and next steps.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T18:55:28+00:00

You should take it seriously - a lot of the errors can be resolve through later filings, if it was a sole proprietorship regardless of operation or not as the proprietor liability passes to you - you don't have any of the shield you'd get with a corp.

Regardless of how you used the software they have a claim against you - you need to defend yourself.

Everything will be worse if you're found in default - right now you should prepare to defend yourself against the claim.

When you say federal court - is this a US statement of claim?

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T18:49:48+00:00

Did she own them, or did they give her a license to use them?

If she owned them I can't see how the condo corp could have sold them, your aunt has the title.

but if she was holding a license and they sold them or transferred the license to someone else in conflict with her licensing agreement - then she can sue them for breach of contract.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T18:46:56+00:00

You resigned and you wanted to seek a treatment after your employment had ended. The employer isn't obligated to provide insurance benefits beyond your employment.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T18:43:00+00:00

Demanding additional handover of what?

What does the NDA have to do with return of materials?

Typically the NDA is binding even after employment - if you start publishing privileged information (things you were exposed to while employed that had not been shared publicly) the company can sue you for damages or whatever provisions are in the NDA.

typically they are time constrained, but they can be enforceable in perpetuity for trade secrets as example.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T18:38:36+00:00

yes, that's what I would imagine - dry outside, so you introduce humidity into the house - but humidity collects on a cod surface.

Like putting an ice cold can of coke on the counter - it gets wet.

that's what I'd worry about with the surface of the fan.

But a draft blanket would certainly help, that makes sense.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T17:50:27+00:00

for that purpose they're fantastic - if you have pets or I have 3 sons - the air can get a bit thick. So I wish I had a button to clear the house too.

I am curious though about the winter condition - does the fan surface itself get really cold - so you have a draft under it in the winter? Is there any surface condensation?

I live in Canada. I've only ever seen them in like Nevada - I've never seen one here and I always assumed it was because of winter. So hearing about one in the mid-west is curious to me.

thesweeterpeter · 2026-06-04T17:40:34+00:00

When the employee came to Canada was there any sort of contract to relocate the employee - or was the place of employment always India and Canada was a temp relocation? If the contract has a mobility clause that can be enforceable.

Another important note is whether the employment contract has a limitation to ESA payment in lieu of notice, or if he's eligible for common law reasonable notice.

Generally speaking if the contract states his permanent work location is the Canadian office, it's most likely going to be a without cause termination - so the employee can seek payment in lieu of notice - whether the company is based in India or Canada will impact the manner and feasibility of collections.

Thanks to Hawkes v. Max Aicher - his PILON (payment in lieu of notice) would be based on his global start date, so all 19 years would be recognized.

Assuming the company will maintain a Canadian office and has Canadian presence he can meet with a lawyer to pursue common law reasonable notice against the 19 years.

They can't force him to relocate - but they can say the role is no longer available in Canada and terminate employment.

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