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Employment Law November 9th, 2022

Meta laying off more than 11,000 employees: Zuckerberg says ‘sorry’

By Lior Samfiru

The social media giant is cutting 13 per cent of its workforce after misjudging e-commerce growth after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Employment Law November 8th, 2022

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru with CTV News talks CUPE worker negotiations

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins CTV News Angie Seth to discuss ongoing negotiations between CUPE and the Ontario government.

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Employment Law November 7th, 2022

Report: Top Twitter executives fired ‘for cause’ to avoid severance payouts

By Karishma Patel

Twitter's new owner reportedly dismissed top executives for cause in an attempt to avoid significant severance payouts.

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Employment Law November 7th, 2022

Jon Pinkus with CTV talks CUPE strike, removing Bill 28, and what comes next

By Jon Pinkus

Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins CTV News to discuss the CUPE strike and its impact on workers rights.

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Employment Law November 7th, 2022

Stripe cutting 14% of workers amid economic concerns

By Lior Samfiru

The reduction is expected to bring the online payments giant back to its February headcount of almost 7,000 employees.

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A laptop displays coding in various windows. Stripe Canada employees are entitled to severance when they lose their job.
Employment Law November 7th, 2022

Stripe: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law November 4th, 2022

Employment lawyer on CUPE employee rights if strike is made illegal

By Lior Samfiru

A Samfiru Tumarkin LLP employment lawyer joins Kristy Cameron on Newstalk 580 CFRA to discuss CUPE employee rights.

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Employment Law November 4th, 2022

Mackenzie Irwin with CTV News discusses CUPE strike and employee rights

By Mackenzie A. Irwin

Employment lawyer Mackenzie Irwin joins CTV News to discuss the CUPE strike and its impact on employee rights.

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Employment Law November 4th, 2022

Two Canadian executives let go as Musk trims Twitter’s workforce by 50%

By Lior Samfiru

At least two Canadian executives have been let go as Twitter's new owner moves ahead with eliminating approximately 3,700 jobs.

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