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Employment Law November 7th, 2024

Just lost your job? Don’t sign that severance offer yet!

By Lior Samfiru

Fired? Don’t sign your severance offer yet. Employer deadlines aren’t binding, and you could be owed more. Learn how to protect your…

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Sparks fly as a piece of equipment cuts holes into silver chunks of metal. Manufacturing sector employees are entitled to severance pay.
Employment Law November 7th, 2024

Creation Technologies Layoffs: Severance Pay for Employees

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off from Creation Technologies? Discover your rights as an employee, how severance pay is calculated and actions after job loss in…

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Employment Law November 6th, 2024

Align Layoffs: 700 jobs being cut in global restructuring after Q3 revenue miss

By Lior Samfiru

Align Technology announces 700 job cuts following a Q3 revenue miss and lower-than-expected demand for Invisalign.

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Employment Law November 6th, 2024

Align Technology: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law November 6th, 2024

Parkland: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law November 6th, 2024

STEMCELL Technologies Layoffs: Second round of 2024 cuts affects over 100 jobs

By Lior Samfiru

STEMCELL Technologies, a Vancouver-based bio tech company, is reportedly laying off over 100 employees in a second wave of cuts in 2024.

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A number of glass flasks and graduated cylinders, potentially used by STEMCELL Technologies, sit on a table.
Employment Law November 6th, 2024

STEMCELL Technologies: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law November 6th, 2024

Irish nanny avoids wrongful resignation lawsuit in British Columbia

By Lior Samfiru

A family in Vancouver claimed that the individual, an expat from Ireland, violated her employment contract.

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Employment Law November 6th, 2024

Mozilla Foundation Layoffs: 30% of staff cut, major divisions axed

By Lior Samfiru

The company said in a statement that the move will "increase agility and impact as we accelerate our work."…

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