BC Court Says Sending Employee Home with Pay Equals Termination
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
BC Privacy Commissioner Curbs Use of Criminal Record Checks
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
Focus on Respectful Work Places
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
Unions take Government to Court over Restrictions to Board Appointments
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
Former Employees Ordered to Pay Significant Damages for Breach of Confidential Information
The recent decision of the BC Supreme Court, Service Corporation International (Canada) Ltd. (Graham Funeral Home Ltd.) v. Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., is ... Continued
Workers Compensation Act to Address Bullying in the Workplace
With workplace bullying and harassment on the rise in British Columbia, and high profile harassment law suits very much in the news, the BC government ... Continued
Implications of the New ‘Intrusion on Seclusion’ Tort for BC Organizations
The Canadian legal community has been abuzz about the January 2012 Jones v Tsige decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, which recognized a new ... Continued
The Costs of Defending Self Represented Litigant Claims
More and more individuals involved in civil litigation are representing themselves in Court proceedings. Often the reason is cost – many individuals simply cannot afford ... Continued
BC Minimum Wage Increases Effective May 1, 2012
The final round of minimum wage increases announced by the BC Government in March 2011 takes effect on May 1, 2012 (the first and second ... Continued
Nicole Byres to present at BC HRMA Conference
Nicole Byres, Chair of the Labour and Employment Group, will be presenting at this year’s BC Human Resources Management Association Conference on Thursday, April 26 ... Continued
Lifetime Benefits’ are Benefits for Life
In an effort to sustain the viability and affordability of the benefit plans offered to its retired employees, an employer unilaterally reduces its contributions to ... Continued
Is a disrespectful and inflammatory letter enough to terminate?
An employee, unhappy with her employer’s criticism of her performance at work, retains legal counsel to write a letter on her behalf, demanding that the ... Continued