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Employment Law January 25th, 2024

Should employees be filming their layoffs: Employment Lawyer discusses on CTV News

By Alex C. Lucifero

Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins CTV News Ottawa to discuss the viral trend of posting layoff meetings online.

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Employment Law January 25th, 2024

Microsoft Layoffs: 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox jobs being axed

By Lior Samfiru

The reduction comes just months after the tech giant completed its multibillion-dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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Employment Law January 25th, 2024

Rona Layoffs: Slashing 300 Canadian jobs, closing two distribution centres

By Lior Samfiru

The home improvement retailer plans to close both distribution centres before the end of the year.

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Employment Law January 25th, 2024

Rona: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law January 25th, 2024

Canada Post selling Innovapost to Deloitte: Employee rights

By Lior Samfiru

A spokesperson for Canada Post said more information on the sale will be released once the deal is finalized.

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Employment Law January 24th, 2024

Bad Boy Bankruptcy and Severance Pay

By Lior Samfiru

Learn about Bad Boy Furniture's attempt to restructure its debts and its ultimate bankruptcy, and rights for employees impacted by the outcome.

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Employment Law January 24th, 2024

eBay Layoffs: 1,000 roles being axed to become ‘more nimble’

By Lior Samfiru

The e-commerce company also plans to scale back the number of contractors it has "over the coming months."…

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Employment Law January 24th, 2024

eBay Canada: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law January 23rd, 2024

Brex Layoffs: 20% of staff being cut, grew ‘too quickly’

By Lior Samfiru

A spokesperson said the workforce reduction puts the expense management startup "on a clear path towards profitability."…

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