Category: Workplace Law
The Employment Standards Act provides basic conditions of employment for workers under provincial jurisdiction throughout British Columbia. Although most of these standards are fairly clear, one area of frequent confusion
Jian Ghomeshi is just one example of an employee who regrets taking action against his employer. A recent case in BC involved a project manager who was terminated without just
On February 17th, last year I wrote about a case (Johnstone v. Canada (A.G.)) in which a mother was awarded substantial damages because her employer did not accommodate her requests
In a recent case involving Blackberry and one of its executive employees a court made a declaration that a relatively long notice period by an employee (six months) is valid
A tired Michigan BP gas station attendant who had just completed the night shift and wanted to go home put his boss on blast and lost his job as a