Post Employment and Customer Solicitation
Published 2001 As the world of business has become more technical and complex and as competition has intensified there has been a substantial increase in ... Continued
Handling Issues Relating to an Ageing Workforce
June 2008 With the elimination of mandatory retirement in January of this year, it is expected that we will see more and more older workers ... Continued
Managing Recruitment, Succession and Retirement
There are two general categories or types of pitfalls for employers in the recruitment process. The first relates to the requirements of the Human Rights ... Continued
Heather Hettiarachchi on the pros and cons of L&E law
Heather Hettiarachchi is featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Canadian Lawyer 4Students. Heather discusses the pros and cons of her area of legal expertise, ... Continued
Releases Are Not Routine
In commercial contexts, releases are widely used, but rarely given the attention that they deserve. Often viewed as standard or boilerplate, it is common for ... Continued
The End of Mandatory Retirement: Understanding the Changes to the BC Human Rights Code
October 2007 On April 25, 2007, the British Columbia Provincial Government introduced Bill 31, the Human Rights Code (Mandatory Retirement Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007, which ... Continued
Nicole Byres attends roundtable with Minister of Labour
Nicole Byres, chair of our Labour & Employment Group, participated in a roundtable discussion of key employment and labour issues with Canada’s Minister of Labour, ... Continued
Managing Employees on Disability
One of the most frustrating aspects of managing an employee on a disability leave is the uncertainty surrounding the employee’s return to work. Either the ... Continued
What happened to my bonus?
For some employees, their annual bonus forms a significant part of their employment compensation. Even where the employment contract specifically provides that a bonus is ... Continued
Refusal of Temporary Resident Visa – Applicant must be Provided an Explanation of the Elements that Weighed Against the Application Rather than a Litany of Factors
On February 11, 2010, the Federal Court released its decision in Asong Alem v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2010 FC 148 (“Asong”). Madam Justice Tremblay-Lamer ... Continued
Expedited Labour Market Opinion Pilot Project Ended as of April 15, 2010
Effective as of April 15, 2010, the Expedited Labour Market Opinion (“E-LMO”) pilot project, that had been running in British Columbia and Alberta since 2007, ... Continued
Facilitated Processing for Information Technology Specialists Ends on September 30, 2010
On May 20, 2010, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (“HRSDC”) and Service Canada (“SC”) issued a notice that the facilitated process for seven specified ... Continued