Category: Employment Law
Many employment agreements contain non-competition clauses that seek to prevent an employee from later working for a competitor.
Employers frequently misunderstand their obligations when dismissing probationary employees.
On April 30, 2019, BC’s Labour Minister, Harry Bains, introduced proposed changes to the Labour Relations Code (the “Code”).
Significant revisions to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act that purport to impact nearly all workplaces in British Columbia are scheduled to come into force shortly.
Regulatory changes took effect on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 that expanded the presumption for mental health disorders caused by work.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently affirmed that the test for assessing discrimination in employment on the basis of family status differs from other protected grounds.
We often see cases in our office where a client presents a situation where an employee has behaved in outrageous fashion.
British Columbia’s new Employer Health Tax came into force on January 1, 2019.
We are frequently asked about “settling with the Board”. Our response is that you cannot settle with WorkSafeBC.
WorksafeBC is the provincially legislated body having exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate all issues related to most worker injuries.
Consumption of recreational cannabis will be legal as of October 17th. While some Canadians are rejoicing, many businesses are understandably nervous.
British Columbia has had a new provincial government since July 2017. Over the past 10 months, the John Horgan government has revised or sought to revise various workplace laws.