The Pay Transparency Regulation, B.C. Reg. 225/2023 is now available and provides more information about the pay transparency reports that are required under the new legislation.

Fanzone v. 516400 B.C. Ltd. o/a Shady Tree Neighbourhood Pub, 2022 BCSC 2089 is the latest decision of the B.C. Supreme Court to consider the doctrine of frustration of contract...

In the recent decision of Trillium Health Partners v. CUPE, Loc. 5180, 2021 CanLII 127 (Jesin), an Ontario arbitrator, Norm Jesin, reinstated an employee to employment after he was suspended

Angelo Luna Nicolas was a long­-service employee at the Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver, working as a house-person for 32 years with the hotel. He

In the recently released Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision, Gent v. Strone Inc., 2019 ONSC 155, the Court reaffirmed that an employee's duty to mitigate

The complainant, Levan Francis, had been employed as a corrections officer since 2000.

When an employee makes a human rights complaint to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, the employee and the employer are permitted and even encouraged to settle such complaints.

When considering potential discipline for poor performance, a novel labour arbitration decision suggests a demotion – a permanent disciplinary demotion – may be an appropriate response.

British Columbia's NDP government recently moved forward with some significant changes to the province's Employment Standards Act ("ESA").

The importance of providing notice to employees prior to collecting and using employee personal information is highlighted in Zelstoff Celgar Ltd. v. Public and Private Workers of Canada, Local 1...

Under section 54 of the B.C. Labour Relations Code (the "Code"), if an employer introduces or intends to introduce a measure, policy, practice or change that affects the terms...

Employers can be quick to assert that a single instance of employee misconduct is enough to discharge an employee for just cause.

BC-based employers might hire employees who reside outside British Columbia. In those circumstances, the employers should take care to consider whether they are bound by the BC Human Rights Code (the “Code”)...

What do low speed collisions, marijuana, and post-incident drug testing have in common? Those are the facts ...

In Glebov v. Fraser International College, 2024 BCHRT 19, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") dismissed the human rights complaint of a college instructor who was terminated...

In Dr. A. v. Health Authority, 2023 BCHRT 10, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ordered the complainant, Dr. A, to pay $3,000 in punitive costs for contravening the rules and orders of the Tribunal...

On June 16, 2022 the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti introduced Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act (the "Act").

On October 18, 2021, the Province announced significant proposed changes to the privacy legislation that governs public bodies.

On October 19, 2021, we wrote about the proposed changes to B.C.'s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act contemplated in Bill 22 – 2021.

The Provincial government has recently confirmed the latest in a series of long-anticipated and significant changes to BC's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ("FIPPA").