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Employment Law February 26th, 2024

Recipe Unlimited: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law February 26th, 2024

Chairman’s Brands: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Chairman's Brands? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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Employment Law February 26th, 2024

Extra pay for employees in a leap year: Ontario employment lawyer with The Globe and Mail

By Jon Pinkus

Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus with The Globe and Mail's Jared Lindzon on extra pay for employees in a leap year.

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Employment Law February 25th, 2024

Severance Pay for Software Engineers

By Lior Samfiru

Lost your job? Find out how much severance software engineers in Canada should get - and how an employment lawyer at Samfiru…

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Employment Law February 23rd, 2024

Vice Media laying off ‘several hundred’ workers, changing content distribution

By Lior Samfiru

CEO Bruce Dixon said it's "no longer cost-effective for us to distribute our digital content the way we have done previously."…

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Employment Law February 23rd, 2024

Vice Media: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law February 23rd, 2024

Lynx Air obtains creditor protection, ceasing operations on Feb. 26

By Lior Samfiru

The Calgary-based airline said the challenges facing its business have become "too significant to overcome."…

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Employment Law February 22nd, 2024

BuzzFeed laying off 16% of staff, selling Complex for $108M

By Lior Samfiru

CEO Jonah Peretti said the job cuts will help the digital media company become "more agile, sustainable, and profitable."…

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Employment Law February 22nd, 2024

BuzzFeed: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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