Employment Law
Employers Who Don’t Treat Employees Well, Do So At Their Own Risk!
Learn about the different situations where a Court will penalize an employer and award additional damages to the employee, if the employee…
Should Employees Be Fired For Referring Customers To Competitors?
A cashier was informing customers they could obtain the same items for less at a nearby Walmart and was fired for ‘disloyalty.’…
Should You Turn Down a Severance Offer?
What happens when you are let go, either with or without cause? Are you always owed severance pay? Should you reject an…
Was Hydro One FHRITP Firing Justified?
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Hydro One’s decision to fire an employee for cause after he made sexually explicit remarks at a…
Jian Ghomeshi and Implications for Canada’s Employers and Employees
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru talks about the implications of the Jian Ghomeshi case for employees and employers across Canada.
Lawyer Locate – Member to See What the Future Has in Store for Severance
Future Shop employees learned that the company has closed its doors forever and approximately 1,500 staff lost their jobs.
Dependent Contractor: The Frankenstein of Employment Law
A “dependent contractor” has many hallmarks of an independent contractor but the worker is entitled to reasonable notice of termination of their…
Future shop severance packages not up to snuff, says lawyer
Some workers who lost their job when Future Shop closed down have criticized the severance offers they were given and Lior Samfiru…
CTV Canada AM – Future Shop shuts down: Concerns after employees pressured
Best Buy Canada is coming under fire over severance packages former Future Shop employees say are inadequate and signed under duress.