Hudson’s Bay accused of shorting employees’ severance pay – Global News
Partner Lior Samfiru is alleging that the Hudson’s Bay Company short-changed more than 90 employees on severance benefits, one day after the retailer asked the workers to accept a 25 per cent pay cut as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
“HBC is seeking to avoid paying fair severance packages that are legally owed to these individuals during these difficult times,” Lior Samfiru, co-founding employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, told Global News investigative reporter Sean O’Shea.
Read our press release on HBC.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and the Practice Leader of the firm’s Labour & Employment Law Group. Known for his advocacy and success representing both employees and employers, Lior exclusively serves clients in Ontario, where his extensive experience has made him one of Canada’s most sought-after employment lawyers.
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