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Employment Law August 11th, 2022

Lifelong flight privileges and 24 months severance for wrongfully dismissed Air Canada employee

By Jeremy Herman

An 52-year-old employee with 25 years of service at Air Canada was awarded 24 months of severance, plus lifelong flight privileges in…

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Employment Law August 11th, 2022

West Fraser cutting 147 jobs, reducing production and B.C. mill shifts

By Lior Samfiru

147 jobs are on the chopping block at West Fraser as the wood products company reduces production by cutting a shift at…

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Lumber, West Fraser Timber Layoffs
Employment Law August 11th, 2022

West Fraser: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at West Fraser? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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Employment Law August 11th, 2022

Employment lawyer on S-Trip class action lawsuit

By Lior Samfiru

An employment lawyer joins Kristy Cameron on 580 CFRA to discuss the recent S-Trip class action lawsuit and misclassifying employees as volunteers.

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Employment Law August 10th, 2022

Hootsuite cutting 30% of workers amid flurry of tech layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

Hootsuite is cutting its staff by 30 per cent as significant layoffs continue to sweep across the Canadian tech sector.

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Employment Law August 10th, 2022

Employment lawyer on meals, shirts as wages for volunteers: 980 CKNW

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer joins Mike Smyth on 980 CKNW to discuss the legalities of employers hiring volunteers to work in normally paid positions.

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Online furniture company Article cuts 17% of staff amid e-commerce slowdown
Employment Law August 10th, 2022

Online furniture company Article cuts 17% of staff amid e-commerce slowdown

By Lior Samfiru

Canadian online furniture company Article is laying off 17 per cent of its staff as e-commerce demand continues to cool off.

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Employment Law August 9th, 2022

Wolseley Canada: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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A blue chair is surrounded by grey chairs. Article owes severance pay to its fired employees.
Employment Law August 9th, 2022

Article Furniture: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Article Furniture? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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