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Employment Law January 19th, 2023

CGI: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law January 18th, 2023

Microsoft cutting 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs mount

By Lior Samfiru

The tech giant is laying off less than five per cent of its total workforce after eliminating hundreds of jobs in October.

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Employment Law January 18th, 2023

What are the liabilities for employers with hybrid workplaces?

By Lior Samfiru

An employment lawyer spoke to Rita Trichur with The Globe and Mail to discuss employer liability in hybrid work arrangements.

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Employment Law January 18th, 2023

Ontario Air Canada employee awarded nearly $133K following COVID-19 layoff

By Stephen LeMesurier

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the 52-year-old manager was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to full severance pay.

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Employment Law January 16th, 2023

Ottawa employment lawyer on 580 CFRA talks employee time theft

By Alex C. Lucifero

Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins Patricia Boal on 580 CFRA to discuss a recent B.C. tribunal decision regarding time theft.

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Employment Law January 16th, 2023

Bill 88: What business and IT consultants in Ontario need to know

By Fiona Martyn

The legislation now excludes certain consultants from the province's Employment Standards Act.

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Employment Law January 16th, 2023

B.C. airport worker awarded over $208K for wrongful dismissal

By Lior Samfiru

The judge ruled that the China Southern Airlines employee was entitled to compensation after multiple instances of "bad faith abusive conduct."…

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Employment Law January 13th, 2023

Time Theft and Tracking Employees: 640 Toronto Interview with Employment Lawyer

By Lior Samfiru

A Samfiru Tumarkin LLP employment lawyer talks time theft and employee rights while working remotely on 640 Toronto.

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Employment Law January 13th, 2023

Dan Balkaran on 900 CHML discusses employer suing for time theft

By Dan Balkaran

Employment lawyer Dan Balkaran joins Scott Thompson on 900 CHML to discuss time theft and employee monitoring.

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