11.1.22

Lawson Lundell lawyer Rob Sider, QC, was quoted in a Canadian HR Reporter article titled, 'Should mass layoffs be done by video?' The article discusses the recent case of a U.S. CEO using a Zoom call to terminate 900 employees.

“Almost all the statutes across Canada require notice of termination to be in writing so carrying out a termination orally simply over the video, without some sort of written correspondence at the same time, doesn’t typically meet statutory requirements,” said Sider. 

Read the full article here.