Episode 1: Unpaid work: Why making it illegal won’t make it stop

Sheila’s employer broke the law. But Sheila didn’t want to fight back. And she’s not alone. Workplace blitzs find that up to 75% of employers are violating basic workplace standards, but only a fraction of non-unionized employees take steps to enforce their rights. In this episode Kelly and Nadine talk to Josh Mandryk (Goldblatt Partners) and John No (Parkdale Legal Clinic) about the reasons why workers don’t come forward to vindicate their rights and what can be done to get employers to obey the law. Special guests: Mandy Wojick, Justin Amaral, Derrick McIntosh, Ada Roberts, Christine Mainville. Written by: Kelly Doctor and Nadine Blum Produced by: Ellie Gordon-Moershel Music credits: Easy Life by Lee Rosevere: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/The_Big_Loop_-_FML_original_podcast_score/Lee_Rosevere_-_The_Big_Loop_-_FML_original_podcast_score_-_02_Easy_Life Curiosity by Lee Rosevere: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_-_03_Curiousity F.O. by Jazzhar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Servants/FO XX by Jazzhar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/CDDC/XX Endeavor by Jazzhar: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Super_1222/07_Endeavour Rite of Passage by Kevin McLeod: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Global_Sampler/Rite_of_Passage Ennui by Lee Rosevere: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/The_Big_Loop_-_FML_original_podcast_score/Lee_Rosevere_-_The_Big_Loop_-_FML_original_podcast_score_-_04_Ennui Artwork: Annette Blum

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“Somebody has to do something about this.” In this four-part mini-series, lawyers Kelly Doctor and Nadine Blum explore issues facing workers, parents, inmates and people accused of crimes, and look at whether the law can be used as a tool for change. Goldblatt Partners: Canada's leading lawyers in labour and employment law, human rights, civil litigation, criminal defence, and Aboriginal rights law. Offices in Toronto and Ottawa.