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A sheet displaying financial information sits on top of the stock section of a newspaper. Deloitte Canada employees are entitled to full severance when they lose their job.
Employment Law October 11th, 2024

Deloitte Layoffs: Jobs cut across Canada in Oct. 8 restructuring

By Lior Samfiru

Professional services firm Deloitte has reportedly laid off a portion of its workforce across Canada amid restructuring in October.

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Employment Law October 8th, 2024

MaRS Discovery District Layoffs: 11 employees cut, 8 moved to contract jobs

By Lior Samfiru

Toronto-based innovation hub MaRS Discovery District is laying off more employees and shifting others to contractor status.

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Employment Law October 7th, 2024

Amazon Layoffs: Nearly 14,000 managers could be axed to cut costs

By Lior Samfiru

Understand your rights to severance in Canada if the tech giant decides to scale back its managerial workforce.

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Employment Law October 2nd, 2024

Flexport Layoffs: Ongoing job cuts target leadership, fulfillment teams

By Lior Samfiru

Flexport is undergoing another round of layoffs as it cuts management and its fulfillment team, in the fourth layoff over the past…

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Employment Law October 2nd, 2024

Air Transat Layoffs: Up to 80 jobs at risk amid financial turbulence

By Lior Samfiru

Air Transat is considering laying off up to 80 employees in early November as it contends with mounting financial pressures.

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Employment Law September 29th, 2024

Loblaw Layoffs: Cuts to workforce amid restructuring, according to reports

By Lior Samfiru

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has learned that Loblaw has reportedly laid off a significant portion of its workforce amid restructuring in September.

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Employment Law September 24th, 2024

Ricoh Layoffs: 2,000 jobs cut globally as printer demand declines

By Lior Samfiru

Ricoh is cutting 2,000 jobs from its global workforce, citing reduced sales of office printers and a shift into digital services.

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Employment Law September 22nd, 2024

ApplyBoard Layoffs: 4% of Ontario workforce cut in latest restructuring

By Lior Samfiru

ApplyBoard announces layoffs affecting 4% of its workforce in Ontario amid restructuring, following reported job cuts in May.

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An engineer, potentially working for Qualcomm Canada, works with hardware and software.
Employment Law September 21st, 2024

Qualcomm Layoffs: Chipmaker cuts jobs despite strong revenue, targets Intel buy

By Lior Samfiru

Qualcomm has announced more layoffs as it continues to restructure in response to ongoing financial pressures in the tech industry.

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