The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found that an employer discriminated against a long-term employee with a knee injury by insisting he return to his original role as a Second Cook...

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.

A misstatement by a manager regarding eligibility requirements for long-term disability benefits was found to be negligent and the employer was required to pay an employee who relied on that misstatement over $90,000 in damages.

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.

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.

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.

As governments and businesses seek to avoid closures that have so heavily impacted the economy and everyday life, many are looking to vaccine passports and/or considering mandatory vaccination...

In another recent decision of the SCC, Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, the Court recognized a new common law contractual duty: the duty of honest performance.

Employers often rely on signed releases after termination to ensure that employees cannot later sue them for wrongful dismissal.

In a recent B.C. case, West Fraser Mills Ltd. v. Northern Interior Woodworkers' Assn. (Souter Grievance), [2020] B.C.C.A.A.A. No. 85 (Glass), an arbitrator upheld the discharge of an employee with...

The B.C. Court of Appeal recently clarified the analytical framework regarding the enforceability of non-competition clauses in the employment context.

Okano v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., 2022 BCSC 881 is a recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that provides guidance on an employee's duty to reasonably mitigate his or her damage or losses on termination...

On March 2, 2016, the BC Human Rights Tribunal issued the last of four decisions involving a complaint of discrimination against Amaruk Wilderness Corp. because it refused to hire the complainant...

The British Columbia Supreme Court recently issued a scathing decision that serves as a warning to all employers about what not to do when purporting to terminate an employee for just cause.

Further to our May 2, 2019, update, on May 30, 2019 the Provincial Government passed Bill 30-2019, Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2019. Everything in the First Reading was accepted

Mr. Lau sued for wrongful dismissal, as well as aggravated damages for the manner in which he was dismissed.

In its recent decision in Quach v. Mitrux Services Ltd., 2020 BCCA 25 [Quach], the BC Court of Appeal offered some helpful guidance and clarity on several important employment law issues, ...

The Federal Government's Apprenticeship Service is engaged in a large scale funding campaign, designed to increase apprenticeship opportunities and promote apprenticeships. It is also designed to increase diversity.