Tech layoffs fuelling rise in severance complaints, lawyer in Shopify class-action suit says
A lawyer who has launched a class-action lawsuit on behalf of recently laid-off Shopify employees says he’s seeing a rise in complaints from tech workers
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Intouch Insight boss ‘pleased’ with SaaS growth despite 3% drop in overall revenues in Q1
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Shopify faces class action over severance offered to recently laid-off staff
A class-action lawsuit alleges Shopify reneged on a deal it offered some employees who were laid off in a recent round of cuts.
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Photonics firm Enablence eyes plan to build $150M chip fabrication plant in Ottawa-Gatineau
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Proptech firm 1VALET eyes Middle East expansion as revenues soar
Proptech venture 1Valet says it’s poised to expand into markets such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia over the next 12 months as
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