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Employment Law February 6th, 2024

Canada Greener Homes Grant: Layoffs When Program Ends

By Lior Samfiru

Canada's energy efficiency and auditing sector says mass layoffs are coming with the Canada Greener Homes Grant ends.

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Employment Law February 5th, 2024

Estee Lauder laying off at least 3% of staff, part of restructuring

By Lior Samfiru

The cosmetics company expects certain restructuring initiatives to be "substantially completed by the end of fiscal 2026."…

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Employment Law February 5th, 2024

Estee Lauder: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law February 5th, 2024

Working an extra day in a leap year: Ontario employment lawyer discusses employee rights on CFRA

By Travis Carpenter

Employment lawyer Travis Carpenter spoke with the Kristy Cameron on 580 CFRA to discuss the extra work day in 2024 and employee…

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Employment Law February 5th, 2024

Working for free on February 29: Toronto Star interviews an employment lawyer

By Teilen Celentano

Employment lawyer Teilen Celentano spoke with the Toronto Star on the extra work day in 2024 and a lack of pay for…

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Employment Law February 5th, 2024

Wage theft for employees working an extra day in a leap year: Employment lawyer on 640 Toronto

By Teilen Celentano

Employment lawyer Teilen Celentano on 640 Toronto with Kelly Cutrara discusses an employee's right to ask for extra wages during a leap…

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Employment Law February 5th, 2024

Snap Layoffs: 10% of staff being cut to promote ‘in-person collaboration’

By Lior Samfiru

The reduction comes just months after the Snapchat maker scaled back the size of its product team in November.

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Dozens of apps are displayed on a smartphone screen. Snap employees are entitled to severance pay when they lose their job.
Employment Law February 5th, 2024

Snap: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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The Calgary Tower, in the downtown core where many non-unionized City of Calgary employees work.
Employment Law February 4th, 2024

City of Calgary Employees: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at the City of Calgary? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate…

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