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Employment Law June 5th, 2022

Keller Williams: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law June 3rd, 2022

Cathay Pacific Layoffs and Severance Pay

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or fired by Cathay Pacific? Learn about your rights to severance in Canada and how our experienced employment lawyers can…

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Employment Law June 3rd, 2022

Elon Musk to Tesla Employees: Come back or get out

By Lior Samfiru

Elon Musk wants Tesla employees to leave remote work behind and return to the office. An employment lawyer explains their rights.

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tesla, tesla layoffs, elon musk
Employment Law June 3rd, 2022

Tesla cutting 10% of salaried employees, hiring hourly workers

By Lior Samfiru

Tesla is laying off 10% of salaried employees while hiring hourly workers as Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the…

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Employment Law June 3rd, 2022

Right to disconnect legislation and its impact on Canadian employee rights

By Mackenzie A. Irwin

Employment lawyer Mackenzie Irwin joins Ben O'Hara Byrne to discuss the right to disconnect legislation in Ontario and the possible influence on…

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Employment Law June 3rd, 2022

Vancouver Airline Manager Awarded $170K After Firing: B.C. Court

By Lior Samfiru

A Vancouver airline manager has been awarded $170K in severance after being fired due to COVID-19 following years of service.

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Employment Law June 1st, 2022

AAPP Webinar on becoming a Paralegal Partner

By Melanie Henriques

Paralegal Melanie Henriques participates in a webinar hosted by AAPP to discuss becoming Canada's first paralegal partner in a law firm.

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Employment Law June 1st, 2022

Failure to properly discipline employee results in more severance: Federal courts

By Karen Tereposky

Hussey v. Bell Mobility Inc. The proper amount of severance for a federally regulated employee was addressed in…

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severance pay and layoff page for Johnson Controls
Employment Law May 31st, 2022

Johnson Controls: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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