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Volvo cutting 10% of white-collar jobs in Canada, U.S.
The automaker is spending $88 million globally on severance packages and early retirement for employees.
Volvo Canada: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Volvo? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Flight Centre Severance Packages
Laid off or fired by Flight Centre? Learn about your rights to severance in Canada and how our experienced employment lawyers can…
Severance packages for charitable sector employees
Laid off or fired from a charity? Learn about your rights to a full severance package.
Cargojet: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Cargojet? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Statutory Holidays in Manitoba
Learn about statutory holidays in Manitoba, when they occur each year, and what happens if they fall on a weekend.
Resignation Over Mask Rights: Employment Lawyer on CBC News
Employment lawyer Mackenzie Irwin discusses employee rights to mask in the workplace with CBC News' Alison Northcott.
Sivan Tumarkin on travel insurance during hurricane season with the Canadian Press
Disability and personal injury lawyer Sivan Tumarkin discusses travel insurance coverage during hurricane season with the Canadian Press.
Report: Expedia Group laying off tech workers as part of restructuring
According to an internal email, those impacted include members of the company's Traveler Products team.