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 workforce reduction in the company’s history. Reports suggest that the …
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 to internal systems. While it has not been confirmed whether …
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 while facing dismissal. A separation from the team you have …
Terminated for Cause: Severance Entitlement
Employment relationships generally come to an end in one of a few ways – with one of the more common manners being the employer choosing to terminate the employment relationship. …
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 severance package is often necessary to ensure you are getting …
Unjust Dismissals in Canada
Although many people may use the terms “unjust dismissal” or “wrongful dismissal” interchangeably, each have a separate meaning and are not to be confused. Unjust dismissals in Canada are specific …
How to Pick the Best Employment Lawyer?
Are you looking for an employment lawyer, perhaps the best employment lawyer? Read on to find our take on how to determine which employment lawyer is best equipped to attend …
Constructive Dismissal vs. Wrongful Dismissal
Employers and employees always enter into an employment agreement with the hope of a long and prosperous working relationship, however, these relationships sometimes come to an end for various reasons. …
Quitting your job requires more than providing two weeks’ notice. Here are the legal landmines to avoid
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Questions about what the new workplace will look like are a key theme in 2022 as employees return to the office in larger numbers. …
Can Your Employer Require You to Take a COVID Booster Shot?
Many employers in Ontario implemented mandatory vaccine policies in 2021 that required their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations to continue working for them, and many of those that did not …