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Sears Canada Employees Confirm Severance, Benefits and Pensions Cut
Employment Law Firm Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is urging the federal government to make legislative changes to better protect employees.
Employment Hour 640 Toronto – S5 E56
Summary Canadian Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Ontario, and shatters myths and…
Huffington Post – Sears Canada Laid-Off Employees Won’t Receive Severance
Sears Canada’s move to file for creditor protection means that 2,900 employees will not be receiving severance. Find out what Lior Samfiru…
580 CFRA – Time to Change Bankruptcy Laws to Protect Employees
Sears Canada’s bankruptcy and refusal to pay severance to its employees may be a sign that government needs to change legislation to…
Employment Hour 640 Toronto – S5 E55
Summary Canadian Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Ontario, and shatters myths and…
Globe and Mail – Battle Brewing as Sears Canada confirms no severance pay
A battle is brewing over insolvent Sears Canada Inc.’s underfunded pension, retiree benefits and severance for 2,900 terminated employees.
Global News – Sears Canada: Do Employees Have Any Rights?
Sears Canada is seeking court protection from its creditors. Will the 2,900 employees eliminated in its restructuring plan receive ANY severance pay…
570 News – Rights for Sears Canada Employees
Lior Samfiru, partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, explains why the bankruptcy protection given to Sears Canada is bad news for employees seeking…
Sears Canada & Creditor Protection: Why This Is Bad For Employees
David Vaughan, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, gives his take on why Sears Canada's bankruptcy is bad news where severance pay is…