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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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International Equal Pay Day: Is Gender Discrimination Alive?

What is International Equal Pay Day? International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on September 18, represents the longstanding efforts towards achieving…

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Mike Babcock Resigns: Blue Jackets’ Coaching Shake-Up

Why Mike Babcock Resigns: The Sudden End to His Coaching Stint Mike Babcock’s tenure as head coach of the Columbus…

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Deleted WhatsApp Chats: An Employer Investigation Drama

Employer Investigation Unveiled: The Vanishing WhatsApp Messages In a recent legal dispute, a former senior executive has been accused of…

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Considering using AI for legal advice? Here’s why it’s not ready

Published By: THE GLOBE AND MAIL Why pay for a lawyer’s advice when you can find it online for free?…

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Remote Work Redefining Sick Days

Can Employees Choose Remote Work Post-COVID? With many Canadians having grown accustomed to working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, many…

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Sick Notes: The Drama of Privacy and Accountability

Why is the Requirement for Sick Notes Making Headlines in Nova Scotia? An employer’s ability to ask an employee for…

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Termination for ‘Just Cause’ vs. ‘Wilful Misconduct’

‘Just Cause’ vs. ‘Wilful Misconduct’ termination? A just cause termination occurs when an employer fires an employee due to serious…

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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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Workplace Harassment: The Importance of a Proper Investigation

What are an employer’s duties when investigating complaints of workplace harassment under the Ontario Health and Safety Act? Under section…

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Knicks Sue Raptors Over Alleged Data Heist

Knicks Sue Raptors: Legal Action Unveiled  The New York Knicks have filed a lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors, certain individuals…

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Empowering Employers: Recent Changes to Canada Labour Code

Updates to Canada Labour Code? As of July 9, 2023, amendments to the Canada Labour Code have taken effect, placing…

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Ex-Rogers CEO Natale Sues for $24M Wrongful Dismissal Suit

Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale Launches $24M Wrongful Dismissal Suit. Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale has launched a legal battle…

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Disney Gender Discrimination: Unveiling Pay Inequity

What’s Behind the Disney Gender Discrimination Lawsuit? Sadly, pay equity continues to be an ongoing issue for employees. Companies that…

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Global Layoff Trends: Exploring Current Workplace Realities

Why is there a Sudden Surge in Global Layoffs? A recent poll of human resource leaders across Canada, the United…

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Legal Alarms: Are Your Employment Contracts Outdated?

Recent changes to the law should have employers reviewing their employment contracts. Since 2020, the landscape of employment contracts and…

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Twitter Legal Battles: Navigating Layoffs, Lawsuits, and Arbitration

Twitter legal battles unfold as ex-employees seek compensation for mass layoffs. The social media giant laid off thousands of employees…

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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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Mass Layoffs in Canada: The worst is yet to come?

Will mass layoffs in Canada escalate despite the current recession? Mass layoffs in Canada have not taken off as wildly…

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Is Ontario Unemployment on the Rise?

Are Ontario Unemployment Rates Rising Again Amidst Economic Uncertainty? Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario has been on a bit of…

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Amazon’s Return-to-Office Blitz: The Battle for Workforce Waves!

How did the COVID-19 pandemic change remote work dynamics for employees? Over the COVID-19 pandemic many employees began working remotely…

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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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Sexual Harassment: A Pervasive Workplace Phenomenon

Why is reporting incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace rare? Sexual harassment unfortunately continues to ravage the workplace into…

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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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Sunwing Airlines Layoffs Potentially On the Horizon

What are the implications of Westjet’s plan to wind down Sunwing Airlines? Canadian airline Westjet has announced plans to wind…

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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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Workplace Harassment: Unveiling Investigations Gone Wrong

What are the duties of employers under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act regarding workplace harassment complaints? Ontario’s Occupational Health…

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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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Work from Anywhere Weeks: Blessing or Curse?

Do employees have the right to choose remote work? The COVID-19 pandemic led to many employees either choosing to or…

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Proximity Bias: The New Normal?

What is Proximity Bias and How Does it Affect the Hybrid Workplace? As the hybrid workplace becomes the new normal,…

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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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Instant Brands Files Bankruptcy

Why has Pyrex kitchenware manufacturer filed for bankruptcy? Pyrex kitchenware manufacturer, Instant Brands, has filed for bankruptcy due to excessive…

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Bell Layoffs: 1,300 Job Cuts and 9 Radio Stations Shut Down in Canada

BCE Inc., the parent company of Bell Media, is undergoing significant changes in its news delivery strategy, resulting in the…

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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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Pregnancy Discrimination: Timing of Termination and Bias

Pregnancy Discrimination: Can You Fire Someone for Being Pregnant? Although employers have a lot of latitude in determining who to…

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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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Cigna Long-term Disability Claims: Disputes and Denials

Why do disputes arise between employees on long-term disability and insurers? The last thing that an employee on long-term disability…

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Mental Health in the Workplace

Why are over 60% of Canadians experiencing financial stress? Unsurprisingly, mental health, financial wellbeing, and mental health in the workplace…

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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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Parental Rights in Ontario: Balancing Work and Childcare

Families are the cornerstone of communities. By extension, the value of strong families extends to the health of a country…

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Termination for Cause: Impact and Legal Considerations

Why is for cause termination considered the “capital punishment” of employment law? Employment relationships generally come to an end in…

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Beyond 9 to 5: Unmasking the Impact of Off-Duty Conduct

How has the digital world and remote work blurred the line between work time and personal time? There has always…

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Employment Rights : Extended Notice Beyond 24 Months

What is “reasonable notice of termination” and its significance? During the current recession, it is important for all employees to…

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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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Hybrid Work Policy Demands in PSAC Strike: Navigating the Shift

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has been on strike since April 19, after two years of negotiations with…

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Protecting Remote Workers’ Rights

There was a significant boom in the number of employees working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  However,…

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Remote Workers’ Rights & Legal Implications

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw many workers leave the city, or even the province. While some have since been…

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Hudson Bay Layoffs: Second Round Cuts 250 Jobs

Hudson’s Bay, the Canadian retail arm of Hudson’s Bay Co., has announced that it will lay off 250 employees in…

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Top 5 Considerations For Employers During Employment Dismissal

Dismissals can be a difficult time for everyone. However, dismissals are an inevitable part of employment, whether due to economic…

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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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Termination for Cause: Park v Costco Dismissal Case

The “Park v Costco Dismissal Case” is a recent Ontario Superior Court case that has attracted attention due to its…

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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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Layoffs At Lyft : New CEO Announces Significant Job Cuts

Lyft, the ride-sharing app popular in North America, has announced that it will lay off a significant number of employees.…

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Navigating the Legalities of Tattoos in the Workplace

Tattoos, dyed hair and other forms of body expression are becoming increasingly common in today’s society. Studies show that over…

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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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Canada’s International Treaty: Prevents Workplace Harassment & Violence

Canadian employers should be looking at their workplace harassment and violence policies following a recent international treaty. The Canadian Federal…

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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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Canada’s Parental Benefits May Cover Adoptive/Surrogate Parents

The federal government is looking to implement new changes to parental leaves and the benefits that new parents can claim.…

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Proposed Changes to Employment Standards Act Ontario to Address Remote Work

The widespread increase of remote work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be here to stay, and…

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Dr. John Dornan’s Termination: Importance of Protecting Your Reputation

A recent New Brunswick case has shone a light on the value of one’s reputation and the critical importance of…

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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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Female Burnout in the Workplace Outweighs Male Counterpart

In McKinsey’s recent “Women in the Workplace” report, women are leaving leadership roles “at the highest rate we’ve ever seen.”…

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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 Mandates Employees to Return to the Office.

Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy, has mandated all workers return to the office at least three times per week, as of…

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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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Disney Employees Push Back on Return-to-Office Mandate

It has been 3 years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially started in March of 2020. During this time, many companies…

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Office Romance – Pros and Cons of Dating a Co-worker

The recent news of the now-former Toronto mayor John Tory’s affair with a colleague has sent shockwaves through Toronto’s political…

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Employment Law Protections for Parents Affected by Last-Minute Daycare Strike

Special to The Globe and Mail The question My child’s daycare was closed because of a last-minute daycare strike so…

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Are Workplace Relationships Illegal?

Toronto Mayor John Tory has resigned due to a workplace relationship with a former member of his staff.  This has…

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Mishandling a Layoff Can Be a Costly Mistake for Employers

Special to The Globe and Mail Eyebrows were raised recently when Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees that…

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$800M Class-action Lawsuit Launched Against RBC Dominion Securities

On December 29, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court certified a class proceeding against RBC Dominion Securities, which claims that it failed…

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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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Remote Work Ban at Twitter – What are Your Employee Rights?

Since he purchased Twitter, Elon Musk has been taking a hard line with employees. He has told them there will…

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City of Burlington Mandates Mandatory Masks Again: Your Rights

Recently the City of Burlington re-launched a mandatory indoor mask policy for the City’s employees, effective from November 28, 2022,…

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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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Departing Employees Be Aware: Risks of Taking Clients from Former Employer

Workers may well know the recently passed Ontario legislation (Bill 27: Working for Workers Act, 2021) that generally prohibits non-compete…

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TTC Drops Vaccine Mandate

The Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”) has decided to drop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate that has been in place for approximately…

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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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CUPE Strike: What Are Working Parents Rights If They Have to Stay at Home Due to School Closures?

Many people are probably confused about the recent twist during the recent CUPE strike – the Ontario government just announced…

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Meta Lays off 11,000 People

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has laid off approximately 11,000 of its employees as a result of a continued decline in…

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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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Mistreatment of Employees at Dismissal Might Come at a Cost

Being let go from your job unexpectedly can be stressful and difficult for any employee. In a recent Ontario Superior…

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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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Being Forced To Go Back To The Office – Remote Work

With more and more Canadians shifting back to a more normal way of living given the current state of the…

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Ontario Courts Slashes Enforceability of Many Employment Contract Provisions

In recent years, the Ontario courts have been increasingly strict in the reading of employment contracts.  New decisions by the…

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Chasing Increased Wages and Benefits During Inflation

As inflation continues to pound Canadians, many employees are expecting significant raises to chase the falling dollar and increased costs.…

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CP24’s Patricia Jaggernauth Alleges Racial and Gender Discrimination

Recently Patricia Jaggernauth, a former Bell Media employee, filed a complaint under the Canadian Human Rights Act (the “Act”), with…

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