HBC cuts 600 workers amid pandemic: Lior Samfiru on 640 Toronto
On Friday, Jan. 29 2021, Hudson’s Bay Company announced that it was terminating the employment of over 600 employees across Canada amid ongoing store closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lior Samfiru, an employment lawyer in Toronto and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined Kelly Cutrara on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to talk about severance pay for the HBC employees that have contacted his firm, the inadequate severance packages they have been offered, and the fact that the workers have been wrongfully dismissed.
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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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