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Employment Law March 28th, 2015

Saskatoon Future Shop closes

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru is reviewing the severance packages of some former Future Shop employees, and he’s concerned with how they’re being…

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Employment Law February 10th, 2015

Inducement: The High Price of Termination

By Lior Samfiru

Inducement is often more than just the standard “Bardal factors” – i.e. age, position, length of service. Find out why in our…

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Employment Law February 5th, 2015

Voith layoffs: 1,600 jobs cut amid worldwide restructuring

By Lior Samfiru

Voith is moving forward with a reduction of its global workforce by up to 1,600 jobs as part of a major restructuring…

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target canada closed store
Employment Law January 31st, 2015

Severance Pay During Corporate Terminations

By Lior Samfiru

With Tim Hortons, CIBC and Target Canada all announcing firings, how much severance pay is a Canadian employee owed in a corporate…

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target canada empty store
Employment Law January 16th, 2015

Target Canada’s 17,600 Laid Off Workers to Access $70M Severance Fund

By Lior Samfiru

With Target Canada closing shop, employment lawyer Lior Samfiru comments on Target’s severance fund and what terminated employees are ACTUALLY owed.

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Employment Law December 4th, 2014

Holiday Parties

By David Vaughan

Holiday parties are a wonderful way to end a year, but it can quickly turn into a legal nightmare if both employers…

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Parliament Hill
Employment Law November 17th, 2014

MPs like Kings, queens in their little domains

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru explains how Parliament Hill and regular employers should react to cases of sexual harassment at workplace.

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Employment Law November 16th, 2014

Can Sick Day Abuse trigger a Termination For Cause?

By Lior Samfiru

Can an employer terminate for cause an employee who uses sick days when they aren’t truly sick? Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru has…

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Man and Woman Discuss Over Computer
Employment Law November 6th, 2014

2 Liberal MPs suspended after Sexual Harassment Allegations

By Lior Samfiru

Lior Samfiru on how employers should handle harassment claims after the Liberal Party suspended 2 male Liberal MPs from its caucus.

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