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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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Employment Law August 2nd, 2022

Work: What’s Next | Changes to Ontario’s IDEL and more layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Global News on Work What's Next to discuss changes made to IDEL, layoffs, and more.

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Employment Law July 30th, 2022

IDEL layoffs have ended in Ontario: Here’s what you should know

By Lior Samfiru

Ontario's Infectious Disease Emergency Leave expired on July 30, 2022. Find out what your rights are now that COVID-19 layoffs have ended.

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Employment Law July 29th, 2022

Sick notes in Ontario: Rights for employees

By Fiona Martyn

An Ontario employment lawyer explains an employee's rights regarding sick notes for employers when they are too sick to work.

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