The complainant worked as a clerk at a convenience store.

Ever since the #MeToo movement, "cancel culture" has gained momentum, seeking to hold individuals accountable for abuses of power as well as sexual harassment and assault...

The Federal Court of Appeal recently clarified that without cause dismissals of employees covered by the Canada Labour Code (the "Canada Code"), such as those working in banking..

In the B.C. Supreme Court case of Pringle v. Ritchie-Smith Feeds Inc., 2025 BCSC 1211, the Court provided clarity on what is required to make a retirement final and binding.

New technology has undoubtedly impacted the employment relationship. The relationship is changing and, perhaps more importantly, the way in which the relationship is conducted is changing.

It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is a local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a mounted police officer.

Many of us use applications (apps) in our daily lives – but what happens when an employer uses an app to manage its workforce?

The likelihood of parties in British Columbia coming to a mutually agreeable resolution of human rights disputes may have just become more unlikely as a result of the BC Court of Appeal's recent decision...

In the recent case of B.C. Rapid Transit Co. v. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 7000 (Morzhakov Grievance), [2022] B.C.C.A.A.A. No. 114 (Noonan), Arbitrator Randall Noonan...

In Kelly v. Saputo Dairy Products Canada, 2021 BCHRT 128, the BC Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint made by a former employee claiming that his employer failed to take adequate steps...

In the recent case of Basic v. Solid Rock Steel Fabricating Co. Ltd., 2025 BCSC 287, the B.C. Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a 57-year old project manager with over 20 years...

In March, referee Tim Peel was captured on a hot mic boasting about calling a penalty because he "wanted to." In less than 24 hours, Peel's employment with the National Hockey League (NHL) had been terminated.

On January 9, 2023, the BC Labour Relations Board released its decision in the matter of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (MacKenzie Wood Products Division) -and- Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada, Loc. No. 18, 2023 BCLRB 5.

In Rajuc v. Omega Tool Corp., 2017 HRTO 818, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal provided employers with valuable guidance regarding how to deal with workplace attendance problems.

Although artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been available to human resources (HR) departments for many years, the November 2022 release of OpenAI's ChatGPT...

In a decision issued on May 10, 2021[1], Arbitrator Paul Love dismissed a discipline grievance related to COVID-19-related misconduct.

On the morning of March 18, 2020, we published an information bulletin to provide information, and address some of the most common questions faced by employers regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

The B.C. Court of Appeal may recently have offered an answer to a question that has always vexed employers.

A roadmap for dealing with disabled employees who are unfit for active employment, but who deny being unfit, is detailed in Kelfor Industries Ltd. v. United Steelworkers, Local 2009 ...

In the recent case of Kurik v. CAS Ventures Ltd, 2023 BCSC 488, the B.C. Supreme Court considered the doctrine of res judicata in the context of related claims – one being pursued in the courts and the other having already been pursued before the B.C.