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Employment lawyer on city firefighter vaccine mandate terminations
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero spoke with CTV News Ottawa's Matt Skube on vaccine mandates and a recent arbitrator's ruling.
Snapchat parent Snap laying off 20% of staff as revenue growth slows
Snap Inc. is cutting 20 per cent of its workforce as it focuses on community growth, revenue growth, and augmented reality.
Can an employer offer a free meal or shirt as compensation instead of wages?
Has a company classified you as a volunteer or unpaid intern? Understand your rights to compensation and how our employment lawyers can…
Michele Romanow’s Clearco sheds more staff amid strategic partnership
After laying off a quarter of its workforce in July, Canadian tech company Clearco is cutting an additional 60 employees as it…
Severance for cannabis industry employees
Laid off or fired in the cannabis sector? Learn about your rights to a full severance package and how our employment lawyers…
B.C. cannabis stores laying off staff as job action halts deliveries
Running out of product, Mood Cannabis and Flora Cannabis are laying off staff as a strike by the British Columbia General Employees'…
Severance for provincially regulated employees
Are you a provincially regulated employee who has been fired or laid off? Learn about your rights to severance and how our…
CAA Employees: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at CAA? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Alberta court clarifies timeframe for accepting job changes, constructive dismissal
Alberta's appeal court found that an engineer condoned a slash in pay after continuing to work weeks into the unwanted change.