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Toronto Star – Laid off Sears Canada workers include Mike Myers’ brother
It took less than one minute for nearly half of Sears Canada’s head office employees in Toronto to be let go before…
Huffington Post – Sears Canada Laid-Off Employees Won’t Receive Severance
Sears Canada’s move to file for creditor protection means that 2,900 employees will not be receiving severance. Find out what Lior Samfiru…
Globe and Mail – Battle Brewing as Sears Canada confirms no severance pay
A battle is brewing over insolvent Sears Canada Inc.’s underfunded pension, retiree benefits and severance for 2,900 terminated employees.
Global News – Sears Canada: Do Employees Have Any Rights?
Sears Canada is seeking court protection from its creditors. Will the 2,900 employees eliminated in its restructuring plan receive ANY severance pay…
National Post – Can Your Old Boss Badmouth You to a Potential Employer? Absolutely
An economist has failed in his efforts to sue his old employer after they gave him a negative job reference to a…
Controversial Ad on Bus Causes Driver to Refuse to Work
Can a bus driver refuse to do their job because they don’t support an advertisement that is displayed on their bus? Learn…
CBC News – Why Disability Claims for Mental Illness Can Be Difficult to Navigate
Disability Lawyer Sivan Tumarkin, co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, talks about why disability claims for mental illness are tough to navigate.
CIBC workers laid off, expected to help with training replacements – Global News
Can an employer force an employee to train the person who will soon be replacing them? That is exactly what is happening…
Did Doctors Fail To Tell A Patient That He Had Cancer?
The wife of a B.C. man is claiming that her husband’s positive cancer diagnosis fell through cracks in the medical system. Does…