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Employment Law January 11th, 2024

Google Layoffs: Assistant, hardware, and engineering teams affected

By Lior Samfiru

A spokesperson for the tech giant didn't specify how many roles are being eliminated on each of the teams.

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Employment Law January 10th, 2024

Amazon slashing ‘several hundred roles’ in Prime Video, MGM Studios division

By Lior Samfiru

The e-commerce giant is increasing investment and focus "on content and product initiatives that deliver the most impact."…

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Employment Law January 10th, 2024

Amazon’s Twitch cutting 500 jobs to ‘rightsize’ the business

By Lior Samfiru

The livestreaming platform said it's "still meaningfully larger than it needs to be given the size of our business."…

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Employment Law January 10th, 2024

Twitch: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Employment Law January 10th, 2024

HPE buying Juniper Networks for $14B: Employee rights

By Lior Samfiru

If the all-cash deal gets the green light, HPE expects it to close late this year or in early 2025.

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Employment Law January 9th, 2024

Stantec acquiring engineering firm Morrison Hershfield: Employee rights

By Lior Samfiru

The company expects the deal, which is still subject to certain regulatory approvals, to close in the first quarter.

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Employment Law January 9th, 2024

Requiring employees to return to the office full-time: 630 CHED Interviews Jon Pinkus

By Jon Pinkus

Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins Bryn Griffiths on 630 CHED to discuss the rights of employees who have been asked to return…

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Employment Law January 9th, 2024

Canada Post selling SCI Group to Metro Supply Chain: Employee rights

By Lior Samfiru

Canada Post expects the sale of its third-party logistics company to be completed in the first quarter of 2024.

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Employment Law January 9th, 2024

Unity Layoffs: 1,800 jobs being cut, refocusing ‘core business’

By Lior Samfiru

The reduction, which is the company's largest layoff to date, comes just months after it axed dozens of positions in November.

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