Category: laid off

Shopify to Reduce Workforce by 20% and Sell Logistics Business

Shopify Inc. says it will reduce its head count by about 20 per cent and sell its logistics business to Flexport, a supply chain management company. The Ottawa-based e-commerce giant announced the moves Thursday morning and positioned them as a way to help it focus on its main quest: making commerce easier. But achieving that…


10 Things to Do If You Are Laid Off

Whether or not you expect it, a layoff is traumatizing. Through no fault of your own, one minute you’re employed—and the next minute you’re signing up for unemployment. Besides the emotional devastation, there’s the financial hit you’re about to take. How do you deal with a layoff? Here are 10 things you can do to…