Remote workers are able to connect with the office and one another using various instant messaging platforms.

The Canadian government has finally published regulations relating to mandatory privacy breach notification under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Two recent B.C. court cases illustrate the type of evidence employees will need to produce to establish a claim for aggravated damages related to the termination of their employment.

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada – Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission, 2015 SCC 10 – the majority concluded that where the terms of an employment contract...

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").

In early July 2021, an employee of Coca Cola (the "Grievor" and "Employer" respectively) was discharged from employment for wearing a bandana with the Confederate flag and the words "The South Will Rise Again" printed on it.

Alberta is not the only province that is making significant changes to workplace legislation

In a recent decision, Arbitrator Lorne Slotnick upheld the discharge of an employee who attempted to improperly use medical restrictions and the right to refuse unsafe work under occupational health and safety legislation as the basis for refusing a work assignment.

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...

B.C.'s Employment Standards Act is the law that sets minimum standards for workplaces in the province. On April 29, 2019, Labour Minister Harry Bains announced

The Court squarely rejected the argument of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1518 that the personal information of grievors or witnesses could only be disclosed in an arbitration...

In the age of technology and data collection, there is, or can be, a digital footprint and record of virtually all employee activity.

No, the BC test for family status discrimination has not been the subject of a survey question on TV's popular game show, Family Feud.

In District of Sparwoood v. CUPE, Local 2968 (P. Schafer Dismissal) (February 28, 2025), Arbitrator Ken Saunders upheld the just cause discharge of an employee who had been absent from work for over three years...

On the morning of March 25, 2020, the first wave of federal COVID-19 legislation, An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 (the "COVID-19 Act") was passed by the...

As vaccination rates increase, and the province continues to progress through each phase of its reopening plan, one of the biggest questions facing employers is whether to implement a mandatory...

The employer's workplace was not unionized, although the union had recently attempted an unsuccessful organizing campaign.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently affirmed a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice which found that an employee had been constructively dismissed when the employer revoked her telecommute agreement and arbitrarily reduced her annual bonus.

In Brewers Distributors Ltd v. Brewery, Winery and Distillery Workers, Service Employees International Union, Local 2, Branch Local 300 (Banwait Grievance)...

The Supreme Court of Canada recently denied leave to appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Fernandes v. Peel Educational & Tutorial Services Ltd. c.o.b. Mississauga Private School, 2016 ONCA 468.