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Freshii: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Freshii? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Pomerleau: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Pomerleau? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Alberta court denies Loblaw employee severance, did not comply with mask mandate
The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench found that a Loblaw employee was not constructively dismissed after being put on unpaid leave for…
Lifelong flight privileges and 24 months severance for wrongfully dismissed Air Canada employee
An 52-year-old employee with 25 years of service at Air Canada was awarded 24 months of severance, plus lifelong flight privileges in…
West Fraser cutting 147 jobs, reducing production and B.C. mill shifts
147 jobs are on the chopping block at West Fraser as the wood products company reduces production by cutting a shift at…
West Fraser: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at West Fraser? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…
Employment lawyer on S-Trip class action lawsuit
An employment lawyer joins Kristy Cameron on 580 CFRA to discuss the recent S-Trip class action lawsuit and misclassifying employees as volunteers.
Hootsuite cutting 30% of workers amid flurry of tech layoffs
Hootsuite is cutting its staff by 30 per cent as significant layoffs continue to sweep across the Canadian tech sector.
Employment lawyer on meals, shirts as wages for volunteers: 980 CKNW
Employment lawyer joins Mike Smyth on 980 CKNW to discuss the legalities of employers hiring volunteers to work in normally paid positions.