BC Accessibility Legislation Now In Force
On June 17, 2021, the BC Legislature passed the Accessible British Columbia Act (the "Act") into law. The Act will create new
Ontario Decision: Important Reminder to Review and Update Termination Provisions
Last year, we wrote about the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Waksdale v. Swegon North America that cast doubt on the
Procedural Slip-Up Ruins Otherwise Richly Deserved Termination Action
Facebook published a StarPhoenix article lamenting a tragic 2016 shooting that killed 4 and injured many others in which the
Installing Camera in Truck to Analyze Accident Causes Is Valid Safety Measure
The union claimed that installing a DriveCam system in the cockpit of concrete mixers was an unwarranted intrusion of drivers’
OK to Treat Union’s Failure to Object as Approval of Disciplinary Action Extension
To ensure speedy action, a collective agreement required the employer to impose discipline within 21 days of its “first reasonable
Termination Is Too Harsh a Penalty for Off-Duty Violence
Terminating employees for off-duty violence is generally easier when they’re wearing their company uniform when they commit it. The case
Worker Did Commit Sexual Harassment but Didn’t Deserve to Get Fired
A government worker was fired after a co-worker accused him of sexual harassment. The union contended that the charges were
Transfer from Vancouver to Burnaby Is Not Constructive Dismissal
After 34 years of working for the North Vancouver commercial diving business her husband had founded, an office manager was