Employment Law
Employment lawyer on paying back CERB
Employment lawyer joins Jill Bennett on 980 CKNW to discuss the recent update on CERB repayments.
Air Canada cutting 1,500 jobs and suspending additional flights
Air Canada has announced additional layoffs and service cuts in response to ongoing air travel restrictions in the country due to the…
Bell Media severance after jobs cut across Canada in February 2021
Bell Media has laid off over 200 employees in on-air, sales, and newsroom positions across Canada. Find out what their rights to…
Cenovus Energy: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Cenovus Energy? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…
Do you still get your bonus when you’re fired or laid off?
An employment lawyer explains how to determine whether or not an employee is owed their bonus when they are fired.
Hudson’s Bay Company laying off hundreds of workers
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru spoke with the Canadian Press regarding the recent mass layoff by the Hudson's Bay Company.
Cenovus Energy laying off 2,100 employees
Cenovus Energy is expected to begin laying off thousands of employees today after finalizing a deal to buy Husky Energy, a source…
Ongoing impact of COVID-19 on employment in B.C.
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP looks at five areas of employment law in British Columbia that continue to be impacted by the ongoing COVID-19…
“Smile more” – a costly comment for an employer to make
A Vancouver employment lawyer explained why a company's suggestion that an employee "smile more" cost them $20,000.