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Are Job Cuts Coming to Conestoga College?
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Does My Employer Have to Give Me Time Off to Vote?
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Intel Layoffs: Why 20% of Jobs Are Being Cut?
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‘A cruel blow’: Union slams Hudson’s Bay for eliminating commission pay for some workers
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Can My Employer Dictate How I Take My Vacation Days?
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Can My Employer Reject My Resignation?
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Can an Employer Make You Move to Keep Your Job?
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Pronouns in Email Signatures: Choice or Corporate Control?
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WeightWatchers Bankruptcy Signals the End of an Era
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Frank And Oak Files Bankruptcy Amid $71M Debt
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What is the Difference Between Resignation and Constructive Dismissal?
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Can an Employer Be Responsible for an Employee’s Discriminatory Behaviour?
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Transgender Rights in the Workplace
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Workplace Dress Codes: Style or Stereotype?
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How Far Must Employers Go to Accommodate Disabilities?
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What will be the Impact of Tarriff Wars on Canadian Jobs?
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Can my Employer Look at my Social Media?
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When is a Resignation Not a Resignation: How to Resign from a Job?
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Secretly recording others in the workplace, while not inherently illegal, can still get you fired
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Hudson’s Bay to give $3 million in bonuses to managers — while confirming no severance pay for workers
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What is Collective Agreement in Labour Law?
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What is a Layoff in Labour Law?
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What Does Racial Discrimination Look Like at Work?
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Will U.S. Tariffs On Canadian Products Put Canadian Jobs at Risk?
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Is Racial Discrimination Still a Problem in Canadian Workplaces?
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Should Ontario Follow Belgium’s Lead in Codifying Workplace Investigation Laws?
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Workplace Sexual Harassment in Ontario: Legal Protections and Employer Responsibilities
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Hudson’s Bay Store Closures: What This Means for Canada’s Retail Landscape
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I’m Off the Clock – Can My Employer Monitor My Personal Device?
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International Women’s Day 2025: Breaking Barriers
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Canadian Tire’s $2B Restructuring and Store Closures
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RBC Layoffs: Why They Happened and What’s Next
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Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Layoffs
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Telus Buyouts: Are More Layoffs Coming?
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Bell Media Layoffs: What’s Happening Now?
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What Box on T4 Is Disability Insurance Premiums Claimed In?
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Family status protection in Ontario
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Fired Without Warning: How Fire Axe Jokes Led to Termination
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Courtroom Victory: $456,908.82 Awarded for Wrongful Dismissal Against Artisan Cell Labs Inc.
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Starbucks Layoffs: Are You Getting the Severance You Deserve?
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Are Labour Laws Provincial or Federal? Know Your Rights in Ontario
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Where to Claim Disability from Insurance Company on Income Tax: What Ontario Employees Need to Know
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Can I Claim Disability Insurance Premiums on My Taxes? A Comprehensive Guide for Ontarians
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Rogers Layoffs: 400 Jobs Cut
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WestJet Class Action: A Costly Lesson in Workplace Harassment
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Worker Exploitation at Canadian Tire: Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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What are the consequences of AI in the workplace?
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Statutory Holidays in Canada
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Chevron Layoffs: What Employees Need to Know
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Bell Canada Layoffs: What Employees Need to Know About Severance
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Meta Layoffs: What You Need to Know About Severance
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Sheertex Layoffs: Tariffs and Funding Woes Force Major Cuts
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Do You Have to Give Notice for a Layoff?
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Can a Company Layoff and Hire at the Same Time?
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Estée Lauder Layoffs: What Employees Need to Know
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Is AI Discriminating in Hiring?
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How to Handle Disputes in a 50/50 Partnership
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Telus Offers Buyouts to 700 Employees
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Google Offers Voluntary Exit Program Amid Ongoing Layoffs
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Do You Receive Severance Pay After a PIP?
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Is Bullying a Violation of Human Rights?
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How Does Mental Health Accommodation Work in Ontario?
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CNN Layoffs: Why They Are Restructuring
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Employment Insurance – Am I Eligible if I Was Fired?
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Can an Employer Force Mandatory Overtime?
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Is Menopause a Disability that Requires Accommodation?
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Microsoft Layoffs Raise Concerns
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Ricki’s, Cleo, and Bootlegger Store Closures
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Frank And Oak Files for Creditor Protection
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Getty Images Acquires Shutterstock in US$3.7 Billion Merger
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Courtroom Victory : $70,555.05 Awarded to Cover Legal Fees in Wrongful Dismissal Case Against Hudson’s Bay Company
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Can my Employer Force Me to Work Part-Time in Ontario?
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Do You Legally Have To Give A Two Week Notice In Canada?
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What are Some Examples of Human Rights Violations in the Workplace?
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Employment Rights in Canada: Protecting Your Wealth in the Workplace
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I’m Sick, Do I Need A Doctor’s Note?
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Restrictive covenants, loose ends: the slippery slope of contract missteps
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Ontario’s Severance Pay Chart
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How Does Severance Pay Work in Ontario?
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Human Rights Day: Upholding Equality in the Workplace
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Is Dress Code a Human Rights Issue?
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Cargill layoffs 5% of Global Workforce Amid Profit Decline
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Why Are Some Toys “R” Us Locations Closing in Ontario?
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Questrade Layoffs: What Employees Should Know
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Attending a Holiday Work Party
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Sheridan College Suspends Programs: What’s Happening?
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Big Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Hosting a Holiday Work Party!
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Why Reading the Fine Print Matters in Cases of Severance Agreements
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Rogers Sports & Media and Corus Layoffs
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Understanding Employee Dismissal in Ontario
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Salesforce Layoffs at Own Reflect a Strategic Shift
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Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy
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What is the Duty to Accommodate Disability in Ontario?
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Bell’s Layoffs: What’s Behind the Timing?
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AMD Layoffs: Why They’re Happening and What to Expect
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What is Considered a Human Rights Violation in the Workplace?
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How Can We Stop Human Rights Violations in the Workplace?
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Can Ontario Paralegals Advise on Employment Law Matters?
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Canada Follows US Lead with TikTok Ban
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