980 CKNW – Future Canadian Employees Need Bankruptcy Protection
It’s too late for the thousands of Sears Canadian employees of Sears, but a Vancouver employment law firm thinks future Canadian employees need to be protected from companies going bankrupt and leaving former employees empty-handed and out of luck where severance pay is concerned.
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru is the host of the Employment Law Show on Global News Radio 980 CKNW in Vancouver. He joined hosts Lynda Steele and Drex to discuss his proposal for a Sears Act.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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