The British Columbia government recently tabled Bill 8, Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2019. This Bill, which has not yet become law, contains significant updates to the Employment Standards Act (British Columbia) (ESA). It is the first of what is anticipated...
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Following the Easter long weekend, some employees may be receiving a little more cash this payday.
British Columbia and Saskatchewan have more statutory holidays than the other provinces, with 10 each. However, we honour fewer public holidays than are observed in...
I am quite frequently asked this question.
Administrative law is the body of law that governs administrative agencies.
Administrative agencies are involved in virtually every aspect of our lives. Examples include agencies that regulate food and drug products, securities commissions, local building...
Does an employee have a right to see his or her own personnel file, without first obtaining the employer’s approval?
If you are an employer, and an employee demands to see his or her personnel file, must you oblige?
In B.C., Alberta...
Is age relevant in dismissals?
Under Canadian common law, an employer is able to dismiss a non-unionized employee in only one of two ways.
One is with just cause. This is generally difficult, though not impossible, for an employer to establish.
The second...
In a recent decision in Envirocon Environmental Services, ULC v. Suen, the BC Court of Appeal confirmed that in order to establish discrimination in employment on the basis of family status, a human rights complainant must show:
(1) a change in...
A recent B.C. Human Rights Tribunal case involved a twist, in which Caucasian employees claimed their Asian boss had discriminated against them at work. This was a reversal of the more common situation where discrimination is alleged against a member...
Bill 48, the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act, B.C. (the “Act”) has received royal assent. While these provisions will not come into effect until the government issues additional regulations, recruiters and employers of temporary foreign workers will need to become...
In Ottawa about two weeks ago, a double decker public transit bus crashed into a bus shelter. Three people died and 23 others were injured.
As this news broke, I couldn’t help but think of the TTC, the Toronto Transit Corporation,...
Federal employment law changes are pending for later in 2019. Well, at least possibly. This of course assumes that the writ for the next federal election is not dropped before the changes become effective.
The changes are part of federal Bill...
