GoPro is eliminating approximately 145 jobs, or around 23% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring.
“The [restructuring] is expected to result in an estimated aggregate charge in the range of $11.5 million to $15 million,” the camera-maker said in a recent regulatory filing.
“These expenditures will consist of one-time termination benefits to the affected employees, including but not limited to severance payments and healthcare benefits.”
According to LinkedIn, GoPro currently employs dozens of Canadians.
This page explains:
Important: This guide applies to non-unionized employees at GoPro, which is a provincially regulated employer. If you’re unionized, only your union can represent you.
For non-unionized employees at GoPro, a layoff is almost always treated as a termination without cause, even if the following language is used:
Unless your employment contract explicitly allows for GoPro to temporarily lay you off, the company can’t place you on indefinite layoff without terminating your employment — meaning they must provide full severance pay.
In Canada, non-unionized employees, including those at GoPro, are often owed far more severance...
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