Disciplinary Action and the Timeliness of Warnings
Most employers know that it is not easy to fire or discipline an employee for just cause, especially if the reasons are due to performance ... Continued
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Most employers know that it is not easy to fire or discipline an employee for just cause, especially if the reasons are due to performance ... Continued
Bill C-13, Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act, has now received Royal Assent by Parliament. This omnibus legislation implements amendments to various acts, including ... Continued
Given the large amount of potential sources of information about individuals on social media1, it is not surprising that many employers have, or have considered, ... Continued
On January 1, 2012, previously announced changes to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) came into force. Prior to this year, employers had to stop deducting CPP ... Continued
The Department of Finance Canada has announced the following business expense deduction limits for automobile operating expense benefits, effective 2012: The upper limit on the ... Continued
Nicole Byres, Chair of our Labour & Employment Group, is quoted in the December 2011 issue of BCBusiness. The article, “How Do You Know When ... Continued
A summary of the latest BC minimum wage increases, effective November 1, 2011, are as follows: the general minimum wage went from $8.75 to $9.50 ... Continued
In the recent decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal, Elgert v. Home Hardware Stores Limited, an employer learned a very tough lesson about the ... Continued
In a decision handed down in late October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal did not have the ... Continued
Nicole Byres, Labour & Employment Group Chair, is featured in the September 9, 2011 edition of The Lawyers Weekly. Her article, "The purposive interpretation of ... Continued
On July 26, 2011 the BC Supreme Court handed down an interesting decision dealing with the scope of an employer’s duty to accommodate a disabled ... Continued
Ever since the Ontario Superior Court’s decision Brito v. Canac Kitchens was handed down earlier this year, it has generated much comment by employment lawyers ... Continued