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Employment Law April 1st, 2022

Meta announces new Toronto engineering hub, adding 2,500 jobs

By Lior Samfiru

Meta plans to open a Toronto office and add 2,500 new jobs. An employment lawyer explains what an employee needs to know…

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A woman, eyes closed and with a pained look on her face, palms her forehead as she exists an office carrying a box of her belongings. The short-service worker has just been fired, and is owed severance pay.
Employment Law March 31st, 2022

How much severance is a short-service employee owed?

By Jeremy Herman

Find out how severance pay is calculated for employees who are fired after spending a short amount of time working for a…

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Employment Law March 31st, 2022

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP launches new weekday show on Toronto talk radio station

By Lior Samfiru

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has launched a new weekday call-in show about employment and disability rights on talk radio station 640 Toronto.

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Employment Law March 30th, 2022

Joe Natale: Severance pay for Rogers CEO

By James Parker

Find out how much severance pay former Rogers CEO Joe Natale received, and how severance is calculated for employees and senior executives.

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Employment Law March 30th, 2022

Thinkific: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Disability/Personal Injury March 28th, 2022

Long-term Disability Claims for Executives and Professionals

By James K. Fireman

Many professionals, executives, directors, and business owners have gone to great lengths to secure their future by purchasing insurance coverage that is…

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Employment Law March 28th, 2022

Can a termination be treated as a resignation?

By Lior Samfiru

A recent story about GoodLife Fitness raises the question: what is the difference between resigning and getting fired? An employment lawyer explains…

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Employment Law March 28th, 2022

Transparency in the legal world

By Sivan Tumarkin

Partner Sivan Tumarkin explains the vital role that honesty and transparency play in the legal world, and changes that must be made…

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A delicious submarine sandwich, packed with meat, cheese and assorted vegetables, sits on a wooden cutting board. Subway Canada employees are entitled to severance pay when they lose their job.
Employment Law March 27th, 2022

Subway Canada: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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