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Employment Law November 9th, 2022

Edge Benefits: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Edge Benefits? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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Employment Law November 9th, 2022

Meta laying off more than 11,000 employees: Zuckerberg says ‘sorry’

By Lior Samfiru

The social media giant is cutting 13 per cent of its workforce after misjudging e-commerce growth after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Employment Law November 7th, 2022

Report: Top Twitter executives fired ‘for cause’ to avoid severance payouts

By Karishma Patel

Twitter's new owner reportedly dismissed top executives for cause in an attempt to avoid significant severance payouts.

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Employment Law November 7th, 2022

Stripe cutting 14% of workers amid economic concerns

By Lior Samfiru

The reduction is expected to bring the online payments giant back to its February headcount of almost 7,000 employees.

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A laptop displays coding in various windows. Stripe Canada employees are entitled to severance when they lose their job.
Employment Law November 7th, 2022

Stripe: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Stripe? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.

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Employment Law November 4th, 2022

Two Canadian executives let go as Musk trims Twitter’s workforce by 50%

By Lior Samfiru

At least two Canadian executives have been let go as Twitter's new owner moves ahead with eliminating approximately 3,700 jobs.

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Employment Law November 4th, 2022

Twitter Canada Layoffs and Severance Pay

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or fired by Twitter Canada? Learn about your rights to a full severance package and how our employment lawyers can…

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Employment Law November 3rd, 2022

Suncor cutting 20% of contractor workforce following ‘thorough review’

By Lluc Cerda

The reduction comes as the Canadian energy company works on improving the safety and performance of its oilsands operations.

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Employment Law November 3rd, 2022

Hootsuite laying off more staff amid restructuring

By Lior Samfiru

After a massive reduction in August, the Canadian social media company is laying off five per cent of its remaining staff.

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