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Severance Pay for Designers
Lost your job? Find out how much severance a designer in Canada should get - and how an employment lawyer at Samfiru…
VerticalScope cutting 22% of staff amid economic uncertainty
The Toronto-based tech company is eliminating dozens of jobs after aggressively growing its headcount in recent years.
VerticalScope: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at VerticalScope? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Paid sick days for federally regulated employees
Federally regulated employees are entitled to 10 paid sick days each year when they need time off work for various reasons.
Employment lawyer on denial of EI benefits after termination
Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus spoke to Saba Aziz at Global News on a federal court ruling regarding EI benefits and vaccine mandates.
EI Denials and Vaccine Refusals: Newstalk 1010 interviews Jon Pinkus
Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins Jim Richards on Newstalk1010 to discuss EI denials and terminations after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
Report: Torstar outsourcing more printing operations, selling Toronto plant
The company is contracting out more of its printing operations and selling its Toronto facility amid ongoing economic challenges.
Torstar: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Torstar? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Tide Turning on Vaccine Mandates & Terminations: National Post interviews lawyer
Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus speaks with the National Post on a recent court decision regarding a terminated unvaccinated employee.