Got scammed by former boss

Who did you work for?

Odds are he will do this again.


Call the labour board. You are going to be legally defined by law as an employee. (Did you make the truck payments,was the truck in your name?..... No?..... You're an employee.)

No contract or implied contract can supercede labour laws/code.
Revenue Canada is clear on the requirements in order to file as a contractor and you didn't meet them.

Go after this clown. You're an employee and he owes you.

 

What is his name?
Not company name. A company name means little to nothing these days. Unscrupulous people change names regularly to shake guys just like you,brokers and tickets.

Put his name out there.

Freight brokers watch these boards. If a freight broker sees his name they might think twice about giving a load to a guy who BS's people. Especially if they think that this guy might cost them a customer or money.

Don't worry about making him mad. It won't mean anything to you or for you. The labour board will rule once you file the complaint and his opinion of you won't mean anything.

 

Here he is.

Maybe if he sees that his dirty laundry is aired in public.....he might just pay you to have you go away.


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You can get the CRA to write an order declaring you an employee and not a subcontractor and you should then be off the hook for not deducting income and submitting it. They will look at the facts of the nature of the relationship, what documentation you and your employer created when this all started, etc.

As and employee you're not responsible for the mistakes of your employer.

Once you're declared an employee you can hand that order from CRA over to the Canada Labour Code people and appeal any motion to consider you a subcontractor.

If you: took on any business risk, bought your own truck, owned shares in the company you drove for, are in any way a relative of the company you drove for, had more than one employer you drove for, etc. then that will make you look like anything other than a guy driving a truck for somebody else.

Worst Case scenario: You may actually be a legitimate business with serious legal issues to contend with such as why you didn't file and pay taxes as an employee under your own business. CRA will basically assess whether it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and has wings like duck. If it does then they will probably decide that it's a duck and you're duck will then be well cooked.

But still, don't wait for anything. Assess your books and figure out what you are owed, talk to an employment lawyer about severance and constructive dismissal, and file as soon as possible with Canada Labour Code.

 

I had almost exactly the same situation as you a couple months back, never ran legal but made good money. Working there left a sour taste of the industry in my mouth, more so that I almost left completely. Don't give it up, get back into it with a bigger company. Go challenger, kriska, Erb etc. They hire new drivers and have a good training standard.

 

Biggest thing to keep in mind when you go to the local CRA office and labor board. DOCUMENTATION.
Paperwork, EVERYTHING you have related to this scam.
They have probably seem this dirt bag before and know about him.

DOCUMENTATION.

 

I have that guys phone number in my phone LOL. Almost worked for him in the past but never ended up going to him.

Looks like I dodged a bullet there.

 

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