Category: Workplace Law

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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.
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