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Employment Law February 6th, 2024

Amazon cuts ‘few hundred roles’ across Pharmacy, One Medical units

By Lior Samfiru

The e-commerce giant said affected workers will be given an opportunity to apply for new roles within the organization.

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Employment Law February 6th, 2024

DocuSign laying off 6% of staff, sales and marketing roles affected

By Lior Samfiru

The company's restructuring plan is expected to be "substantially complete by the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2025."…

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Employment Law February 6th, 2024

DocuSign: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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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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