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.

On May 31, 2010, the Liquor Distribution Branch ("LDB") terminated Ms. Vernon from her employment, for just cause.

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.

While it is fairly common for terms of an employment contract to be partially written and partially oral, the oral terms tend to be more nebulous.

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.

Nothing worries clients more than to be told that the subject matter for which they require advice is "interesting". Interesting is often a synonym for expensive.

In United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Applied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (United Steelworkers), Local 1-184 v. Doepker Industries Ltd. (Hind Grievance)...

A complicated issue arises in employment law when an employer provides services to a customer and one of the employer's employees is prohibited from working due to the customer's requirements.

On May 28, 2021 we issued an update regarding Bill 13 Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 ("Bill 13"), which amended the British Columbia Employment Standards Act (the "ESA").

Before we launch into our three-part series on employment law lessons learned from watching Netflix's Selling Sunset, we note that there are spoilers ahead, so proceed accordingly.

Early resolution of human rights matters results in many benefits, including opportunities for efficiency, lower cost and creativity.

British Columbia's Minister of Finance introduced Bill 13, the Pay Transparency Act on March 7, 2023 ("Bill 13"). Bill 13 received its third reading in the BC legislature on April 25, 2023...

This means that Civeo has not showed commitment to improving the living standards of Indigenous workers and their families.

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