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What should I do at a termination meeting?
How to properly navigate a termination meeting in Canada For most people, getting fired will be an extremely difficult and uncertain period…
I am about to get fired. What should I do?
About to lose your job? An experienced Canadian employment lawyer explains what you should do if you think you are going to…
Melanie Henriques wants to normalize paralegals as law-firm partners
Paralegal Melanie Henriques speaks with the Law Times on becoming a Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.
CJAD interview about COVID-19 and employee privacy rights
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins CJAD 800 Montreal to discuss employee vaccination rights and necessary accommodations.
Employees quitting, changing careers due to COVID-19
A recent report by Statistics Canada revealed that 22 per cent of Canadian businesses that they surveyed were anticipating challenges in…
Can I work somewhere else during a layoff?
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, layoffs have become much more commonplace. It is therefore particularly important that employees be made…
Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks
More than half of COVID-19 patients may suffer from “post-COVID syndrome” more than three months after testing positive, according to a…
Working in extreme heat and employment laws
Employment lawyer Lluc Cerda speaks with the National Observer to comment on employee rights while working under extreme temperatures.
‘Building the plane as we fly it’: Employment lawyer on vaccine rules at work
A Vancouver employment lawyer spoke with the Vancouver Sun on employee vaccination rights in the workplace.