WillScot Cuts 500 to 1,000 Employees Across North America
What’s happening at WillScot of Canada?
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has learned that WillScot of Canada has reportedly terminated between 500 and 1,000 employees across Canada and the United States.
Multiple online reports suggest that the company, which supplies mobile offices, steel storage containers, portable classrooms and temporary office spaces, inititiated layoffs in early June. With a total workforce of approximately 5,000 people, the layoffs would represent at least 10% of their staff.
WillScot, which opened its first Canadian branch in 1999, acquired Mobile Mini in 2020 and McGrath RentCorp in January 2024.
If you’re a non-unionized employee, check out our WillScot Layoffs guide.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and the Practice Leader of the firm’s Labour & Employment Law Group. Known for his advocacy and success representing both employees and employers, Lior exclusively serves clients in Ontario, where his extensive experience has made him one of Canada’s most sought-after employment lawyers.
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