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Employment Law January 20th, 2016

Ministry of Labour Finds 78% of Ontario Employers Are Breaking the Law

By Lior Samfiru

A Ministry of Labour inspection blitz focusing on precarious employment has found 78 per cent of workplaces in violation of the Employment…

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Employment Law December 16th, 2015

Employees Looking for Answers, Severance After CHCH Layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

Former staff of CHCH are desperate for answers after the company that owns the TV station threw its news content provider into…

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Employment Law November 11th, 2015

Employers Who Don’t Treat Employees Well, Do So At Their Own Risk!

By Lior Samfiru

Learn about the different situations where a Court will penalize an employer and award additional damages to the employee, if the employee…

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Employment Law November 10th, 2015

Times are Tough, Even Judges Are Taking Notice

By Lior Samfiru

Recent case law acknowledges that difficult economic times make re-employment increasingly difficult across all employment types.

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Employment Law August 9th, 2015

Should Employees Be Fired For Referring Customers To Competitors?

By Lior Samfiru

A cashier was informing customers they could obtain the same items for less at a nearby Walmart and was fired for ‘disloyalty.’…

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Employment Law July 16th, 2015

Employer Obligated to Pay Severance: Lawyer

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru talks about the reasons why employees are entitled to severance pay if they are terminated without cause.

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man signing document, severance offer
Employment Law June 14th, 2015

Should You Turn Down a Severance Offer?

By Lior Samfiru

What happens when you are let go, either with or without cause? Are you always owed severance pay? Should you reject an…

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Employment Law May 16th, 2015

Was Hydro One FHRITP Firing Justified?

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Hydro One’s decision to fire an employee for cause after he made sexually explicit remarks at a…

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Men Being Interviewed
Employment Law May 13th, 2015

Lior Samfiru on F*** Her Right in the P**** Firing

By Lior Samfiru

Hydro One has issued a statement saying it has fired one of its employees after he was found to have made crude…

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