In a merger, there’s no guarantee of permanent employment

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Assuming that you are a non-unionized employee – and not an independent contractor or owner-operator – you have nothing to worry about if the identity of your company remains the same. Successor-employer issues typically do not arise in share transactions, and normally any employee rights that existed prior to the transaction remain with the business after the transaction.

 

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