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A person conducts food deliveries on their moped. Doordash employees are entitled to full severance pay when they lose their job.
Employment Law December 1st, 2022

DoorDash: Severance Pay

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at DoorDash? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.

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Employment Law November 29th, 2022

Former Vancouver Canucks staffer alleges discrimination, wrongful dismissal

By Lior Samfiru

Rachel Doerrie claims that her gender, mental illness, and physical disability were factors in her termination from the team on Sept. 27.

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Employment Law November 28th, 2022

Employment lawyer on insurance industry layoffs in Canada

By Fiona Martyn

Employment lawyer Fiona Martyn spoke to Insurance Business Magazine on ongoing layoffs in the insurance industry.

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Employment Law November 28th, 2022

Manulife reportedly cutting 50 jobs, outsourcing property operations

By Lior Samfiru

The company said its remaining Canadian property operations teams will move to Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle in March 2023.

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Employment Law November 22nd, 2022

Do I have to return to work after being laid off by my employer?

By Stephen LeMesurier

Asked to return to work after being laid off? Learn about your rights and how our employment lawyers can help.

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Employment Law November 21st, 2022

Elon Musk to Twitter staff: Be ‘extremely hardcore’ or quit

By Stephen LeMesurier

Twitter's new owner told employees that they can either commit to a "hardcore" work environment, or resign and receive three months of…

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Employment Law November 18th, 2022

Does Surrey’s sick day incentive program discriminate against employees?

By Lior Samfiru

A Vancouver employment lawyer joins Mike Smyth on 980 CKNW to discuss the city of Surrey's incentive program.

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Employment Law November 18th, 2022

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru on Allstate layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru comments on the recent Allstate layoffs in Ontario to Insurance Business Magazine.

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Employment Law November 16th, 2022

Canadian engineers let go as Amazon confirms layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

The e-commerce giant said in a blog post that it has laid off a number of workers in its Devices and Services…

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