Under the unassuming title – Bill 9, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 – the BC government has introduced a set of small but significant changes (the "Amendment")...

In what is expected to be the final chapter of the Suen v. Envirocon Environmental Services saga, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has followed the lead of the B.C. Court of Appeal.

The recent BC Supreme Court case of Kenny v. Weatherhaven Global Resources Ltd., [2017] B.C.J. No. 1510 (S.C.) illustrates the perils of poorly drafted employment agreements.

Bill 30 introduced new contract retendering successorship provisions in section 35 of the Labour Relations Code (the "Code"). Our firm has commented previously that the new provisions

Genesis Fertility Inc. v. Yuzpe 2021 BCCA 420 has it all: intrigue, betrayal and even a "shotgun." In addition, it has some useful takeaways for employers who are navigating employee relations in times of significant organizational change.

A recent summary trial decision from the B.C. Supreme Court confirms that claims arising from breaches of the B.C. Employment ...

The B.C. Supreme Court recently determined in Klonteig v. District of West Kelowna, 2018 BCSC 124 that an assistant fire chief was wrongfully dismissed when his employer terminated...

A recent decision of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") demonstrates how important it is for employers to take meaningful and immediate action in response to complaints of sexual harassment.

Earlier this year, the BC Court of Appeal released Schuppener v. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers Ltd., 2020 BCCA 19, a decision which clarifies the law regarding forum selection clauses.

In United Nurses of Alberta v. Alberta Health Services (MacKinnon Grievance), [2023] A.G.A.A. No. 10 (Asbell), the majority of an arbitration board awarded $10,000 in injury to dignity (human rights) damages...

In MR v. SS, 2025 BCCRT 851, the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) examined the question of whether intimate photos taken by an employee in the workplace attract a reasonable expectation of privacy.

Employment litigation is rarely straightforward and employers must be prepared to deal with claims in multiple forums, including in civil court and before administrative tribunals responsible for interpreting...

In September 2024, app-based ride hailing and food delivery services will be required to provide workers in British Columbia with certain employment-like protections...

Metrolinx v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587, 2024 ONSC 1900 (Ont. Div. Ct.) involved the Ontario Divisional Court's judicial review of an arbitration award.

The laws that govern both unionized and non-unionized workplaces in British Columbia are changing. Bill 8, the Employment Standards Amendments Act, 2019, received its first reading in the B.C. Legislature on April 29, 2019.

On June 6, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an appeal from the Alberta Court of Appeal. The majority decision was written by Chief Justice McLachlin.

A recent decision out of Alberta details the value of proactive employer responses to claims of workplace discrimination as a defence to human rights complaints.

In the recent case of Adams v. Thinkific Labs Inc., 2024 BCSC 1129, the B.C. Supreme Court considered whether a certain e-mail communication constituted an employment contract at common law.

In Pakozdi v. B & B Heavy Civil Construction Ltd., 2018 BCCA 23, the B.C. Court of Appeal clarified how to treat replacement income in the calculation of damages for a wrongfully dismissed employee.

Two recent WorkSafeBC cases provide guidance regarding unacceptable worker actions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and related health and safety issues.