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Our legal community is feeling the impact of the economic downturn in many ways, including job losses, layoffs and reduced revenues.

Employers were forced to navigate through unprecedented times with the onset and subsequent global hold of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, many employers were forced to significantly reduce their workforce...

In Pereira v. Dexterra Group Inc., 2022 BCSC 1481, the B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a claim of defamation brought by a unionized employee in respect of conduct occurring before and after the termination...

A judge rejects the one-month-per-year rule of thumb for calculating termination notice periods, but then applies it.

As the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy ("CEWS") was made official on April 14, 2020, employers potentially eligible for this subsidy should now be considering what proactive steps they...

It introduces a new wave of workplace reforms designed to protect employees and those seeking employment while increasing accountability for employers and job-posting platforms.

The elephants in the room of coronavirus and Brexit remain a huge feature of 2021.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government of Canada has announced several measures and programs to assist employers and employees during this unforeseen economic downturn.

On March 18, 2020, in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada published their COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, which aims to stabilize the economy through providing over $82 billion ...

On May 22, 2020 the government of Saskatchewan published amendments to The Employment Standards Regulations (the "Amendments")

Last week, the Government of Canada announced two new forms of relief for Canadians who have lost their source of income as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, the Emergency Care Benefit and the Emergency Support Benefit.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Government of Saskatchewan has enacted a number of amendments to The Employment Standards Regulations.

A recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal[1] serves as an important reminder to employers that termination obligations, even for very short-term employees, can be significant.

An employer saved itself more than $100,000 in damages by offering to recall a long-time employee early on in the reasonable notice period following a constructive dismissal.

While courts often award lengthy notice periods to long-service employees, a recent decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court ("BCSC") may help to reduce employers' liability...

The current economic climate is forcing many employers to reassess their workforce requirements, which may result in layoffs or redundancies.

On May 29, 2020, the province of Ontario introduced Ontario Regulation 228/20 – Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation ("Regulation") under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA")...