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A number of oil wells dot the landscape. Ovintiv employees are entitled to severance when they lose their job.
Employment Law July 21st, 2023

Ovintiv: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law July 20th, 2023

Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero on CTV News discusses temporary layoffs

By Alex C. Lucifero

Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins CTV News Ottawa to discuss temporary layoffs and employee rights.

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A number of oil wells dot the landscape. MEG Energy employees are entitled to severance when they lose their job.
Employment Law July 17th, 2023

MEG Energy: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at MEG Energy? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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Employment Law July 17th, 2023

Saskatchewan Statutory Holidays in 2024

By Sivan Tumarkin

Find out when the Saskatchewan statutory holidays for provincially regulated employees are in 2024 and which holidays are optional.

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Employment Law July 16th, 2023

B.C. employee fired for helping moose calf, breached company policy

By Lior Samfiru

AFD Petroleum said the worker was let go for violating the company's protocols around interactions with wildlife.

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Employment Law July 14th, 2023

CEO replaces 90% of support staff with AI chatbot, calls layoffs ‘necessary’

By Lior Samfiru

The head of Dukaan claims that artificial intelligence has reduced the company's customer support costs by 85 per cent.

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Employment Law July 14th, 2023

Report: Amazon laying off 80 workers in pharmacy division

By Lior Samfiru

The e-commerce giant eliminated dozens of roles in an effort to "strengthen our business for the long term."…

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Employment Law July 14th, 2023

Elon Musk, Twitter facing $500M class action over severance payments

By Lior Samfiru

The lawsuit alleges that the social media platform failed to provide laid-off staff with the severance packages they agreed to.

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job-cuts-at-haleon-report-claims
Employment Law July 13th, 2023

Report: Advil and Sensodyne maker Haleon to cut ‘potentially thousands’ of jobs

By Lior Samfiru

The reduction is part of a broader three-year program that will help "drive increased productivity across the business."…

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