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Employment Law December 4th, 2023

CBC: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at the CBC? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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Employment Law December 4th, 2023

Spotify Layoffs: 1,500 jobs being cut to ‘rightsize costs’

By Lior Samfiru

For the third time this year, the music streaming platform is scaling back its staffing levels.

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A hand holds up a smartphone that is shown to be playing music, against an orange background. Spotify Canada employees are entitled to severance pay when they lose their job.
Employment Law December 4th, 2023

Spotify: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law December 1st, 2023

MCAP: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law December 1st, 2023

RBC cuts 500 jobs in Capital Markets Division during Q4 2023

By Lior Samfiru

The bank announced in September that it was scaling back its staffing levels by "one to two per cent."…

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Employment Law December 1st, 2023

Solera accused of conducting mass layoff via Microsoft Teams

By Jeremy Herman

Fired or let go via video conferencing software? Understand your rights to severance in Canada and how our team can help.

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severance pay for cibc employees
Employment Law November 30th, 2023

Severance Pay for CIBC Employees

By Lior Samfiru

Have you lost your job at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)? Discover your CIBC severance pay rights in Canada.

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Employment Law November 30th, 2023

Kuehne+Nagel acquiring Canadian customs broker Farrow: Employee rights

By Lior Samfiru

Following the completion of the acquisition, Farrow will become a fully-owned subsidiary of the logistics provider.

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severance pay for cibc employees
Employment Law November 30th, 2023

CIBC Layoffs: 2,400 jobs cut despite rising profit and dividend increase

By Lior Samfiru

CIBC has confirmed that it has cut nearly 2,400 jobs, representing about 5% of its full-time workforce, over the past year.

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