Employment Law

Yellow Pages: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Yellow Pages? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

PwC laying off 5% of staff before bonus payouts
The layoffs follow a request by PwC management that employees reduce their work hours and pay to avoid being laid off.

Are reasons for termination changing due to COVID-19?
The termination of a mother in California for failure to keep her children quiet during work calls has ignited questions about workplace…

Fired over noisy kids during remote work call | Employment Rights
Partner Lior Samfiru comments about the rights of a California mother of two who was fired because her kids weren't quiet during…

Marriott closes Ontario call centre, more than 400 jobs affected
Marriott International has announced the closure of its call centre in St. Thomas, Ontario, resulting in the elimination of hundreds of jobs.

What Employees on a Temporary Layoff in BC Should Know: CKNW
What are the rules of a temporary layoff and what should an employee on layoff do if they have gone past the…

Canada’s Supreme Court votes against Uber appeal in Class Action Lawsuit
Lior Samfiru joins Global News Radio 640 Toronto to discuss the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling against appeal in class action lawsuit.

Supreme Court backs Uber drivers in decision on $400M class action lawsuit
Partner Lior Samfiru spoke to CBC News about the Supreme Court's historic decision in the firm's $400M class action against Uber.

Supreme Court rules in favour of Uber driver in lawsuit
Partner Lior Samfiru shared his reaction to the Supreme Court's finding against Uber in his $400M class action lawsuit with Financial Post.