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Shoppers Drug Mart: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Shoppers Drug Mart? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your…
Magna: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Magna? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Sale of business in British Columbia: Rights to severance
Lost your job in B.C. after your employer sold the business? Learn about your rights to severance and how our employment lawyers…
Meal breaks in Ontario: Rights for employees
Employers in Ontario must give non-unionized workers a 30-minute break is their shift is at least five hours long.
Meal breaks in Alberta: Rights for employees
Employers in Alberta aren't legally obligated to provide non-unionized employees with specific breaks for eating.
Napoleon Layoffs: 80 jobs cut in Ontario as pandemic demand cools
After hiring dozens of workers to meet pandemic demand, Napoleon is laying off 80 employees at its Barrie locations.
Napoleon: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Napoleon? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Bathroom breaks in Alberta: Rights for employees
Employers in Alberta must consider bathroom breaks a normal bodily function and reasonably accommodate their staff.
Bathroom breaks in Ontario: Rights for employees
Employers in Ontario must provide bathroom breaks. Learn more about your workplace rights and how our employment lawyers can help.