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E-commerce company Lightspeed cutting 300 jobs, streamlining operations
The layoffs come as the Montreal-based tech company focuses on unifying its acquired businesses and products.
Benevity laying off 14% of staff as demand slows
Grappling with a slowdown in demand, the Calgary-based tech firm announced that it's eliminating dozens of jobs.
Benevity: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Benevity? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Severance Pay for Auto Workers
Lost your job? Find out how much severance an auto worker in Canada should get - and how an employment lawyer at…
CGI: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at CGI? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Microsoft cutting 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs mount
The tech giant is laying off less than five per cent of its total workforce after eliminating hundreds of jobs in October.
What are the liabilities for employers with hybrid workplaces?
An employment lawyer spoke to Rita Trichur with The Globe and Mail to discuss employer liability in hybrid work arrangements.
Ontario Air Canada employee awarded nearly $133K following COVID-19 layoff
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that the 52-year-old manager was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to full severance pay.
Ottawa employment lawyer on 580 CFRA talks employee time theft
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins Patricia Boal on 580 CFRA to discuss a recent B.C. tribunal decision regarding time theft.