A recent case from the BC Supreme Court serves as a warning to
employers regarding the pitfalls of providing applicants with
detailed job offers and then subsequently providing applicants with
their employment agreement for signature.
In Adams v. Thinkific Labs Inc., the employer sent an
email to Ms. Adams, the successful job applicant, on August 19,
2021, setting out a "detailed and extensive" offer of
employment (the "August 19 Email"). The
August 19 Email included details regarding Ms. Adam's
compensation, stock options, benefits, certain bonus entitlements,
vacation entitlements, and the employee's work schedule. In the
August 19 Email, the employer requested Ms. Adams respond with her
full legal name and desired start date and indicated that upon
receipt of that information, the employer would provide Ms. Adams
with her official employment agreement.
