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Employment Law April 2nd, 2015

Lawyer Locate – Member to See What the Future Has in Store for Severance

By Lior Samfiru

Future Shop employees learned that the company has closed its doors forever and approximately 1,500 staff lost their jobs.

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Employment Law April 2nd, 2015

Dependent Contractor: The Frankenstein of Employment Law

By Alex C. Lucifero

A “dependent contractor” has many hallmarks of an independent contractor but the worker is entitled to reasonable notice of termination of their…

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Employment Law March 30th, 2015

Future shop severance packages not up to snuff, says lawyer

By Lior Samfiru

Some workers who lost their job when Future Shop closed down have criticized the severance offers they were given and Lior Samfiru…

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Lior Samfiru on CTV Canada AM talking Future Shop Severance
Employment Law March 30th, 2015

CTV Canada AM – Future Shop shuts down: Concerns after employees pressured

By Lior Samfiru

Best Buy Canada is coming under fire over severance packages former Future Shop employees say are inadequate and signed under duress.

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Employment Law March 29th, 2015

CTV News – Future Shop: Great Concern Over Severance

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru has concerns over the severance packages being offered to approximately 1,500 employees that Future Shop fired.

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Employment Law March 28th, 2015

Saskatoon Future Shop closes

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru is reviewing the severance packages of some former Future Shop employees, and he’s concerned with how they’re being…

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Employment Law February 10th, 2015

Inducement: The High Price of Termination

By Lior Samfiru

Inducement is often more than just the standard “Bardal factors” – i.e. age, position, length of service. Find out why in our…

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A hard helmet, potentially worn by a Voith employee, sits on the ground.
Employment Law February 5th, 2015

Voith layoffs: 1,600 jobs cut amid worldwide restructuring

By Lior Samfiru

Voith is moving forward with a reduction of its global workforce by up to 1,600 jobs as part of a major restructuring…

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Employment Law January 31st, 2015

Severance Pay During Corporate Terminations

By Lior Samfiru

With Tim Hortons, CIBC and Target Canada all announcing firings, how much severance pay is a Canadian employee owed in a corporate…

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