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Google Layoffs: Navigating Workforce Adjustments
Google’s Recruitment Division Layoffs Google’s recruitment division is experiencing layoffs due to decreased demand for recruiters. A spokesperson, Courtenay Mencini,…
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Citigroup’s Layoffs & Profitability Streamlining
Citigroup’s Layoffs & Restructuring Overview Citigroup (C.N) is undergoing a significant reorganization, with compliance and risk management support staff among…
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BMO Layoffs: Restructuring Amid Rising Interest Rates
BMO Layoffs: Indirect Auto Finance Closure BMO Financial Group is shutting down its indirect retail auto finance business to redirect…
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RBC Layoffs: Income Growth vs. Workforce Changes
RBC layoffs more workers. Despite a notable year-on-year rise in net income, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has announced…
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Yellow Corporation Layoffs & Facing Closure
Trucking company Yellow Corporation layoffs 150 employees. In a shocking turn of events, Yellow Corporation, the third-largest less-than-truckload company, has…
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Canaccord’s Layoffs: Reasons Behind Staff Reductions
Why is Canaccord Genuity Corp. implementing significant staff reductions? Canaccord layoffs at company are an unfortunate side-effect of tough economic…
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Telus Layoffs: Cutting 6,000 employees globally
Unveiling the Mystery Behind Telus Layoffs Telus layoffs 6,000 employees globally. In a major corporate shakeup, Telus, the renowned telecom…
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Microsoft Layoffs: Navigating Turbulent Times
How does this round of Microsoft layoffs relate to previous downsizing efforts? Microsoft has announced additional job cuts as part…
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Rogers Offering Voluntary Severance Packages to its Employees
Rogers offers some employees a voluntary severance package. Rogers Communications Inc. CEO, Tony Staffieri, underlines the company’s proactive measures to…
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Canadian Layoff Trends in 2023: Your Severance Rights
Unveiling Canadian Layoff Patterns: Identifying the Provinces Hit Hardest by Employee Terminations A person’s job represents something so fundamental to…
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What Rights do Employees Have in Company Restructuring?
As companies respond to a changing economic climate, we are continuing to see bold changes in company restructuring and business…
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UBS Layoffs: Reshaping the Banking Landscape with Job Cuts
UBS layoffs, Major Shake Up in Banking: In a groundbreaking development following the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse Group, UBS…
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Ritual Lays Off 40% of Employees
In a move reflecting the evolving landscape of the tech industry, Ritual Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based takeout service, has made…
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RONA layoffs: Cutting 500 Employees
Rona layoffs 500 employees amid economic downturns. RONA Inc., a leading home improvement retailer based in Boucherville, Quebec, is shaking…
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Shopify Severance: The Cost of Shortchanging Employees
What allegations have been made against Shopify regarding employee dismissals and severance packages? When an employer makes the decision to…
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Grubhub Layoffs 15% of Corporate Workforce
What is the reason behind the Grubhub layoffs? Grubhub, a prominent food delivery brand, is undergoing a significant workforce reduction,…
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Voluntary Severance by Telus to 4000 Employees
United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1944 has announced that Telus, the telecommunications company, has offered the majority of its unionized employees…
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Spotify Layoffs in its Podcast Division will Affect 200 Employees
Spotify has announced its second round of layoffs, resulting in the reduction of 200 jobs from its podcast unit. This…
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Telus offers Severance Packages to employees to cut workforce
What is Telus offering to its customer support staff across Canada? Telus offers severance packages! Telus, the Vancouver-based telecommunications company,…
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Unity Software Layoffs: Paving the Path to Profitable Progress
Unity Software, a renowned video game software developer, recently unveiled its plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 600 jobs,…
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Shopify Layoffs: Workforce Reduction and Severance Pay
Why is Shopify implementing a second round of major layoffs? Ottawa-based Shopify Inc. made a significant announcement on Thursday, revealing…
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Morgan Stanley Layoffs Reflect Wall Street Slump
Why are major advisory firms resorting to job cuts? Wall Street’s decline in IPOs and mergers has led major advisory…
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Jenny Craig’s Layoffs and Industry Changes
Jenny Craig, a weight-loss company with nearly 500 centers in the US and Canada, is reportedly shutting down some of…
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Dropbox Layoffs: Severance Pay for Impacted Employees
Dropbox has announced its plans to reduce its workforce by 16%, or approximately 500 employees, due to slowing growth and…
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GAP Layoff: Hundreds of Corporate Jobs to be Cut
Gap’s layoff plan is to cut over 500 employees in a bid to reduce costs and improve efficiency, according to…
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3M Layoffs: Company to Cut 6,000 Jobs
Why is 3M reducing its workforce? In the wake of a potential recession and a cooling demand for manufactured goods,…
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The Recession in Canada Is Here: How To Survive And Thrive
Are we in a Recession? Several telltale signs of recession are here: rising inflation, fewer job vacancies, and mass layoffs. …
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Meta Layoff: Another Round of Mass Job Cuts
According to sources within the company, Meta is preparing to carry out a new wave of layoffs on Wednesday. In…
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David’s Bridal Layoff: Thousands of Workers to be Affected
David’s Bridal’s layoff will affect thousands of workers nationwide, according to a notice filed to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor.…
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McDonald’s Canada Layoffs & Severance Pay: What You Need to Know
McDonald’s has recently announced a round of layoffs that may impact workers internationally, and this news has left many employees…
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Disney’s Layoff Shockwaves: Navigating Layoffs and Severance Packages
Disney has announced plans for large layoffs in the coming months. The entertainment company plans to lay off a total…
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Amazon Layoffs: Company to Reduce 9,000 Employees.
Amazon has announced its plan to cut 9,000 jobs in the next few weeks. This is in addition to the…
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Salesforce and Amazon Layoffs in Canada
More large technology companies have recently announced mass layoffs and terminations amid a slowdown in the sector. Salesforce has declared…
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Reviewing or Negotiating Severance Pay for C-Level Executives
Why C-Level Executives Should Always Have an Employment Lawyer Review Their Severance Package For C-level executives, severance pay usually consists…
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Amazon to Lay Off 10,000 Workers
Amazon is planning to lay off approximately 10,000 workers who hold corporate and/or technology jobs, which would represent the largest…
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Mass Layoffs at Twitter: Severance Package Rights for Employees
Shortly after Elon Musk took over Twitter, this multi-national social media company temporarily closed its offices and cut workers’ access…
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Severance Packages in Mass Layoffs
Record inflation levels have many economists forecasting a looming recession in Canada, which will inevitably lead to many companies undergoing…
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Why Should You Negotiate a Severance Package in a Mass Layoff?
With recent mass layoffs in Canada, many workers are frustrated in trying to learn how to protect their legal rights…
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Things You Should Know About Severance Pay Calculator
A person’s job represents something so fundamental to their day-to-day life and sense of purpose that if they are let…
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What Does The News of Looming Recession Mean for Employees?
There has been increasing talk of a looming recession recently. While we at Whitten & Lublin can’t predict the future,…
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Employee Rights During Downsizing
The changing economy has many employers looking for areas to cut costs and maximize efficiencies. Unfortunately, that often leads to…
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Is an Employee Entitled to Severance if the Employer Files for Bankruptcy?
Over the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadian businesses were given government assistance and subsidies in an effort to support struggling businesses…
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Negotiating Your Severance Package
In most cases, it is safe to assume that a party’s first offer is not its best offer. Negotiating your…
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How Severance Package Lawyers Review Your Severance Pay?
A person’s job represents something so fundamental to their day-to-day life and sense of purpose that if they are let…
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What is Severance Pay and When is it Owed to the Employee by the Employer?
When an employer wishes to terminate employment, the employee is entitled to notice or pay in lieu, and severance pay…
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What is the Difference Between Termination Pay and Severance Pay?
As an employee, if you are terminated without cause, you are owed termination pay and maybe owed severance pay, pursuant…
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Kraft v Firepower Financial: Court Increased Notice Period Due to COVID-19 and Awarded Unpaid Commission
In a recent summary judgment motion (Kraft v Firepower Financial, 2021 ONSC 4962), Daniel Lublin successfully obtained 10 months’ compensation…
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Hawkes v. Max Aicher Court Decision Expands Availability of Severance Pay to More Employees
Employees who are fired have long been entitled to various protections under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000. One of those…
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Unfair Severance Offers Can be Risky Business for Employers
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL My recent column on severance packages garnered more interest than others I’ve authored. One comment, from…
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The Pandemic’s Impact on Severance Packages
COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in mass layoffs and terminations all across the world. With every termination comes the topic of…
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Fired While Pregnant? You Might be Entitled to a Higher Severance
A recent Superior Court of Ontario decision, Nahum v. Honeycomb Hospitality Inc., 2021 ONSC 1455, has confirmed that if an…
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How Do You Know if Your Severance Package is Fair?
Daniel Lublin, Special to The Globe and Mail The biggest mistake that any recently dismissed employee can make is to…
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Can Poor Performance During COVID-19 be a Cause For Dismissal or Reduction in Salary?
As many companies have their financial year-end in December, the new year is a common time to discuss an employees’…
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Employee Severance Entitlements: Bell Media’s Closure of Local Sports News Stations
If you are an employee in a niche market, you need to be aware of your employee severance entitlements upon…
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Can You Get Fired for Attending a Protest?
Protests and rallies are nothing new; however, the beginning of 2021 saw some extreme protests – Capitol Hill in the…
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FIRED: Am I Entitled to a Longer Notice Period (Severance) During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Severances are payment in lieu of a notice period of one’s employment ending. Severances or a notice period are required…
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CN Rail Layoff & Via Rail Layoff Affecting 1,450 Employees – Understanding Temporary Layoff
To better understand employee rights during a temporary layoff, CP24 talks with Daniel Lublin, an Employment Lawyer, and Partner at…
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Is There a Standard Formula for Common Law Notice
Employment law entitlements are bare minimum guarantees. If not subject to a termination clause that limits termination pay to statutory…
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Dismissing an Employee Without Prior Warnings: A Case of Dishonesty
Employers must use progressive discipline before summarily dismissing an employee for misconduct, thereby not owing to the employee any severance…
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Limiting Common Law Notice Entitlements Through Termination Clauses
The main effect of termination clauses is to limit a possible much greater notice payment at common law, which is…
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Authority of an Employment Standards Officer (Ontario)
If an employee feels that they have been wronged according to the Employment Standards Act (ESA), they may report this…
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Freight Forwarding Companies: Federal or Provincial Employment Regulation?
Companies offering strictly freight-forwarding services on a national basis serve to organize shipment countrywide by using modes of transportation that…
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Mistakes to Avoid When Providing a Severance
It is important to avoid mistakes when administering a severance, as it may lead to further damages or compensation if…
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When Can an Employer Demote an Employee?
Under common law, an employee can seek damages for constructive dismissal if an essential term of his/her employment is unilaterally…
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Severance Pay: Reasonable Notice and Minimum Statutory Notice
Minimum Entitlement Under Law The amount of severance pay an employee is owed when dismissed without misconduct varies between common…
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Termination Clauses and Constructive Dismissal Claims
When an employer unilaterally changes an essential term of the employment contract, the only remedy in employment law would be…
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Unjust Dismissal and Adjudication Under the Canada Labour Code
Just cause may be established by a progressive discipline (verbal warning, written warning and then termination, for example), or for…
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Intoxication at Work: Is this cause for dismissal?
Generally speaking, courts have been more sympathetic towards employees dismissed for intoxication; this is due to human rights tribunals viewing…
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Can Just Cause for Termination Be Relied Upon After Dismissal?
Just cause means that an employee has engaged in misconduct so severe that the employer can choose to immediately terminate…
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Posting About Your Employer to Social Media
Question: I recently received a letter from a lawyer representing my former employer. They’re saying I defamed the company for…
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Federal Employers Require Just Cause for Termination of Employment
Usually, an employer may choose to terminate an employee by providing ‘reasonable notice’ of termination or payment in lieu equivalent…
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Does a “Near Cause” Incident Reduce the Amount of Notice Pay Needed for Terminating an Employee?
The doctrine of ‘near cause’ has been settled for some time now. The near cause doctrine, in principle, allows an…
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Seeking Assistance: Employment Lawyer vs. Government Appointed Officer
When an employee is terminated, they are often owed a severance package unless the termination was a result of misconduct…
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What is a Wrongful or Forced Resignation
There is a major financial difference between getting fired by your employer and choosing to resign. Simply put, most employees…
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What Factors will Courts Consider in Determining Inducement?
Employers may have their recruiters aggressively pursue highly skilled employees, as this can greatly aid in the success of an…
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Frustration of Contract and Long Term Disability Benefits
Employers should be familiar with the concept of frustrated contracts in employment law. Frustration considers what the parties (employer and…
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Can attending a white supremacist rally be grounds for dismissal?
After several attendees of last month’s white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., were outed on social media and then quickly…
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Terminated without notice: are discretionary bonuses part of the severance package?
Bonuses may make up a significant portion of pay for executives, senior managers, and other high skilled employees. Upon termination…
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Can an Employee be Dismissed for a Single incident of Insolence or Insubordination Towards Management
Being rude, disrespectful, or insubordinate towards a superior within the workplace is subject to disciplinary measures. Under common law, discipline…
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‘Entire Agreement’ Clauses: Usefulness and Precautions
Implementing an entire agreement clauses is a useful way to ensure that no verbally expressed promises are contested by an…
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Do I Owe A Contractor Reasonable Notice to End Services?
Independent contractors are not bound to their clients by an employment relation. Independent contractors are, in essence, their own employers.…
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Can You Get Employment Insurance (EI) If You Quit?
If an employee voluntarily leaves their employment without reason, this would result in disqualification from EI entitlements. There are certain…
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Employment Insurance Requirements under 3 scenarios: Quitting, Dismissed for Cause, Dismissed Without Cause
Eligibility Requirements for Employment Insurance Paying into the Employment Insurance program is usually automatic, with regular deductions taken from you…
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Unwritten Terms of Employment Contracts
Contracts- Implied Terms: It is not uncommon for terms of employment between workers and employers to be unwritten. Disputes between…
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At what point is the duty to accommodate no longer necessary for an employer under human rights law?
Under human rights law, an employer must accommodate an employee if a workplace policy or job requirement effectively discriminates against…
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An Impassioned Employee Storms Out of the Office: Is This Resignation From Job?
When an employee resigns there is usually clear actions that support their decision. This may include a written letter, a…
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Are your Employment Contracts Illegal?
Better cautious now than sorry later. If you’re wondering if your employment contracts are illegal, then its always a safer…
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Employee Medicinal Marijuana Use and Workplace Policy: What Are the Implications?
If an employer has a workplace policy that restricts or prohibits the use of medicinal marijuana this could in effect…
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Lateness and Absenteeism
In General, an employer has a reasonable expectation that employees will not be late for work on a regular basis…
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Tips for Legally Sound Termination Letter
It is all too easy to write a termination letter that does not comply with the law. Here are some…
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Can an Employer Terminate an Employee Charged But Not Yet Convicted of a Criminal Offence?
An employer may be concerned about damaging their reputation by continuing to employ an individual that has been charged with…
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Inducement of an Employee: Risks and Damages
Inducement: When pursuing an employee that works for another company, it is important to be mindful that this employee would…
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Important Additions in a Severance Package
The purpose of a severance package is to make a terminated employee “whole” over a reasonable period of time. Very…
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Employees’ Wrongful Actions and Employers’ Liability
Employers may be found liable for the wrongful actions of their employees under certain conditions. The wrong must be tortious…
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Holiday Party & Corporate Liability
A staff holiday party is a great way of celebrating the holiday season. It can also be an effective way…
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The Laws Regarding Employee Monitoring Software
Employee monitoring software serves one primary purpose: to make sure employees are doing what they are supposed to. It can…
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Pokémon GO vs. Work FLOW
In case you have been living under a rock for the past month the Pokémon GO game craze has hit…
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Your Rights When You Face Termination Without Cause
A terminated employee is typically entitled to fair severance, unless he or she did something so serious to warrant losing…
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What is Wrongful Dismissal and Are You a Victim?
A dismissal is wrongful if an employee has been terminated without adequate notice or fair payment in lieu of that…
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The consequences of avoiding to pay a dismissed employee with a severance package
Employers should be careful when fabricating an allegation of cause for termination in order to avoid paying a dismissed employee…
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