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Canadian Lawyer – Toronto firm launches Severance Calculator app
A Toronto law firm is aiming to give dismissed employees a quick peek at their potential severance entitlement through a first-of-its-kind app.
Calculating severance? There’s an app for that
The Severance Pay Calculator, designed for iPhone and iPad, calculates a severance amount based on a list of questions.
BetaKit – Hilarious New App Tells Former Bosses to “Shove it!”
The new Severance Pay Calculator app aims to answer severance questions quickly and calculate a severance amount.
Law Firm Creates Severance Pay Calculator App: Globe and Mail
A Toronto law firm has developed an app that lets you know how much severance pay you’re entitled to if you’re fired.
Ex-workers claim MOL helpline misleading callers
Ontario’s labour ministry is the target of a recent lawsuit filed by two workers who claim they were misinformed about severance package…
Ministry of Labour Allegedly Misleading on Severance
A lawsuit levelled at the Ontario Ministry of Labour suggests that the public is receiving bad advice about their severance packages.
Lawsuit launched against Ontario Labour Ministry
The Ministry of Labour’s telephone helpline is misleading the public about severance pay entitlements, claims Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru.
Former employees deserved better, lawsuit says
Two former employees of a Pickering manufacturing company are suing the Ontario Ministry of Labour following bad advice about severance pay.
Every excuse in the book: When insurance companies don’t pay up
Disability Lawyer Sivan Tumarkin explains why insurance companies fail to pay out on legitimate long term disability claims.