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Employers cannot rob Paul to pay Peter

Running a business, large or small, is an almost constant exercise in monitoring cash flow. Playing the accounts receivables against the account payables is a daily juggle. Sometimes every business has to rob Peter to pay Paul…pay some bills later...

Employees need notice if changes to retiree benefits

QUESTION: I retired 5 years ago from Stelco with over 30 years of service. When I retired, I qualified for a monthly pension as well as post-employment health and welfare benefits such as dental, prescription drug coverage and eye glasses. The kinds...

Severance Packages: If you're unhappy in your job, take control and make changes - look for new employment

Sometimes the best advice I can give to employees who have not been terminated but would either like to be fired or are sick of their job is practical, rather than legal. And here it is: “Every Saturday, review the job ads you see below this article...

Severance Packages: Seek legal advice when you receive a severance package

It is surprising how many people have the misconception that large companies always do their research when they terminate employees or change significant terms of the employees’ contracts. It is equally surprising how often this proves not to be the...

Severance Packages: Soliciting a good severance package

Imagine that you have been working for a company for 15 years and are in a management position. Last year, you got a new boss. Suddenly, you are not the rising star you have always been and your performance has been criticized on a regular basis...

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