Suit seeks overtime pay for CIBC tellers
A lawsuit filedagainst the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce alleges the bank does not pay its tellers and some other front-line workers for overtime, lawyers said Tuesday.
Dara Fresco, a CIBC teller in the Toronto area for nearly 10 years,alleges she has been required to work an average of two to four hours of overtime per week.
“Even though we complete time sheets, I am discouraged from recording the extra time I in fact worked,” she said in a press statement.
Thelaw firmsRoy Elliot Kim O’Connor LLP and Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP are seeking to have the suit certified as a class-action case.
The firms said the suit covers thousands of current and former tellers,plus personal bankers, commercial bankers and account executives.
“The law is very clear non-management employees may not be compelled or volunteeer to work for free,” said Louis Sokolow, a partner at Sack Goldblatt Mitchell.
None of the allegations have been proven in court. CIBC has not commented on the lawsuit.
The statement of claim alleges the bank workers are assigned heavier workloads than can be completed within their standard working hours.
Douglas Elliot, a partner at Roy Elliot Kim O’Connor, said if the suit is succcesful, it could cost the bank tens of millions of dollars.