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In a mobile world where many employment tasks can be performed remotely, it is not uncommon for employees to change work locations, moving to another ... Continued
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and CSA Group have released Canada’s first national standard focused on ... Continued
In its recent decision of Wright v. Young and Rubicam Group of Companies, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice concluded that the termination provision of ... Continued
McFarlane v. Brown, a recent decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal, highlights the need for employers to be careful about how it treats pregnant ... Continued
On Thursday, December 6, Heather Hettiarachchi and Pratibha Sharma of our Labour & Employment Group hosted the first in a series of breakfast seminars for ... Continued
In its recent decision of R. v. Cole, 2012 S.C.J. No. 53, the Supreme Court of Canada held that employees who use employer-provided computers may ... Continued
The right to picket is protected under Section 2(b) of the Charter, the section which guarantees freedom of expression. Consequently, expressive activity that seeks to ... Continued
Presented at the Lorman Institute Employee Discharge and Documentation seminar on October 9, 2012 A costly mistake that employers frequently make, is failing to include ... Continued
By Allyson Baker A recent court decision has changed some conventional thinking on what an employer may and may not do when giving employees notice ... Continued
Criminal record checks and police information checks are often used by employers as a screening tool for new employees, and are even used when employees ... Continued
In our last newsletter we discussed changes to the BC Workers Compensation Act effective July 1, 2012, which will allow WorkSafeBC to accept disability claims ... Continued
As we advised in the November 2011 edition of Campus Counsel, the Government of British Columbia tabled Bill 18 – the Advanced Education Statutes Amendment ... Continued