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mogo, severance pay
Employment Law June 22nd, 2022

Mogo: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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scotiabank pay raise, cibc pay raise
Employment Law June 22nd, 2022

CIBC, Scotiabank raise base pay for most employees

By Lior Samfiru

Scotiabank and CIBC are raising base pay for most employees to match similar moves by RBC, BMO and TD.

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metrolinx, vaccine mandate, metrolinx vaccine mandate
COVID June 21st, 2022

Metrolinx employees launch $2 million in claims over vaccine mandate, unpaid leave

By Stan Fainzilberg

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is representing Metrolinx employees in lawsuits totalling over $2 million due to their employers' vaccine mandate.

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A headshot of Employment Lawyer Mackenzie Irwin at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, to the left of the logos for radio station 630 CHED in Edmonton and Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.
Employment Law June 21st, 2022

Employment lawyer on hiring new inexperienced staff

By Mackenzie A. Irwin

Employment lawyer Mackenzie Irwin joins 630 CHED to discuss employee and employer rights when hiring new and inexperienced staff.

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Tesla sued, tesla lawsuit, mass layoff
Employment Law June 21st, 2022

Tesla sued by former employees over mass layoff, denied pay

By Lior Samfiru

Two former Tesla employees filed a lawsuit against the electric car company after Elon Musk laid off hundreds of workers on short…

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hybrid, work from home, hybrid work model
Employment Law June 21st, 2022

Canadian companies with hybrid work models

By Lior Samfiru

Some well-known Canadian companies have made varying announcements about hybrid work arrangements for their employees.

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Headshot of employment lawyer Lior Samfiru to the left of the Global News logo, which hovers above a dark blue band across the bottom of the image bearing the Samfiru Tumarkin LLP logo.
COVID June 20th, 2022

Work: What’s Next | Lifting of federal vaccine mandates

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Global News for Work What's Next to discuss the lifting of federal vaccine mandates.

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Employee discriminated against for marital status.
Employment Law June 20th, 2022

Employee owed $70,000 after sign dispute, discrimination due to marriage

By Lior Samfiru

Clash over sign results in $70,000 for optical store employee after tribunal declares she was discriminated against based on her marriage.

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Employee discriminated against and terminated for physical disability.
Employment Law June 19th, 2022

Shift change and firing of employee with acid reflux was discriminatory: Alberta tribunal

By Lior Samfiru

An employer's decision to change shifts for and ultimately fire an employee suffering from acid reflux violated their human rights, says a…

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