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Employment lawyer Lumi Pungea on vaccine booster policies
Employment lawyer Lumi Pungea joins Kelly Cutrara on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to discuss vaccine booster policies and employee rights.
Terminating employees online and employee rights
Employment lawyer Chris Justice joins Daniel McIntyre on CHED Mornings to discuss terminating employees over a Zoom video call and termination etiquette.
Employment lawyer in the Toronto Star on vaccine booster policies
An employment lawyer spoke with the Toronto Star on vaccine booster policies in the workplace.
Ledcor: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Ledcor? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Work: What’s Next | Fired over zoom, COVID-19 layoff policies
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Global News on Work What's Next to discuss COVID-19 layoff practices and employee rights.
City of Toronto will reopen office despite emergence of Omicron variant
Mayor Tory is not backing down from a January 4 return to the office for city workers. But given the emergence of…
Ontario: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave extended to July 2022
The Ontario government has extended paid and unpaid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave for employees affected by COVID-19 to July 2022.
Jon Pinkus, Global News Radio, gig workers rights and more
Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins Jeff McArthur on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to discuss gig and app-based worker rights.
Feds to implement mandatory vaccination for all federally regulated workplaces
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the federal government issued a news release indicating that new regulations will be…