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Employment Law August 9th, 2022

Article Furniture: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law August 8th, 2022

Unbounce lays off 20% of staff amid economic challenges

By Lior Samfiru

Unbounce is laying off 20 per cent of its workforce as the company continues to monitor the current economic environment.

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Employment Law August 8th, 2022

Severance for technology industry employees

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or fired in the tech sector? Learn about your rights to a full severance package and how our employment lawyers…

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Tech industry, software development
Employment Law August 8th, 2022

Unbounce: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Unbounce? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.

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Employment Law August 5th, 2022

Economical Insurance: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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COVID August 5th, 2022

Toronto employment lawyer on IDEL and Shopify layoffs

By Jeremy Herman

Employment lawyer Jeremy Herman joins CityNews 680 to discuss the recent expiration of IDEL and tech layoffs.

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Employment Law August 4th, 2022

Michele Romanow’s Clearco lays off quarter of staff, cites e-commerce uncertainty

By Lior Samfiru

Canadian tech company, Clearco, has announced sweeping layoffs and is cutting 25 per cent of its staff.

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COVID August 4th, 2022

Ontario extends paid IDEL until March 2023: Know your rights

By Lior Samfiru

To help curb the spread of COVID-19, Ontario is keeping its temporary paid sick leave program in place until March 31, 2023.

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COVID August 3rd, 2022

Next steps for employees as IDEL layoffs expire

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Rick Zamperin on 900 CHML to discuss the expiration of IDEL and employee rights on a layoff.

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