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Meta Announces Over 11,000 Job Cuts as Zuckerberg Apologizes
The social media giant is cutting 13 per cent of its workforce after misjudging e-commerce growth after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru with CTV News talks CUPE worker negotiations
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins CTV News Angie Seth to discuss ongoing negotiations between CUPE and the Ontario government.
Report: Top Twitter executives fired ‘for cause’ to avoid severance payouts
Twitter's new owner reportedly dismissed top executives for cause in an attempt to avoid significant severance payouts.
Jon Pinkus with CTV talks CUPE strike, removing Bill 28, and what comes next
Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins CTV News to discuss the CUPE strike and its impact on workers rights.
Stripe cutting 14% of workers amid economic concerns
The reduction is expected to bring the online payments giant back to its February headcount of almost 7,000 employees.
Employment lawyer on CUPE employee rights if strike is made illegal
A Samfiru Tumarkin LLP employment lawyer joins Kristy Cameron on Newstalk 580 CFRA to discuss CUPE employee rights.
Mackenzie Irwin with CTV News discusses CUPE strike and employee rights
Employment lawyer Mackenzie Irwin joins CTV News to discuss the CUPE strike and its impact on employee rights.
Two Canadian executives let go as Musk trims Twitter’s workforce by 50%
At least two Canadian executives have been let go as Twitter's new owner moves ahead with eliminating approximately 3,700 jobs.