Employment Law
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Economical Insurance: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Economical Insurance? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…
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Toronto employment lawyer on IDEL and Shopify layoffs
Employment lawyer Jeremy Herman joins CityNews 680 to discuss the recent expiration of IDEL and tech layoffs.
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Michele Romanow’s Clearco lays off quarter of staff, cites e-commerce uncertainty
Canadian tech company, Clearco, has announced sweeping layoffs and is cutting 25 per cent of its staff.
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Ontario extends paid IDEL until March 2023: Know your rights
To help curb the spread of COVID-19, Ontario is keeping its temporary paid sick leave program in place until March 31, 2023.
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Next steps for employees as IDEL layoffs expire
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Rick Zamperin on 900 CHML to discuss the expiration of IDEL and employee rights on a layoff.
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Work: What’s Next | Changes to Ontario’s IDEL and more layoffs
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Global News on Work What's Next to discuss changes made to IDEL, layoffs, and more.
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IDEL layoffs have ended in Ontario: Here’s what you should know
Ontario's Infectious Disease Emergency Leave expired on July 30, 2022. Find out what your rights are now that COVID-19 layoffs have ended.
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Pay raises: Rights for employees in Ontario
Find out what the legalities are surrounding pay raises in Ontario, and what to do if your employment rights have been violated.
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Alex Lucifero on employee rights in the event of a layoff
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins Matt Harris on Newstalk 580 CFRA to discuss layoffs and employee rights.