On March 3, 2020, the British Columbia government introduced a bill that would require employers to provide paid leaves of absence to domestic or sexual…
The Federal Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that an employee who signs a full release of claims is not necessarily barred from bringing an unjust dismissal claim pursuant to section 240 of the Canada Labour Code…
The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments in Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, a case which could have widespread consequences for mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts
Can an employee and employer agree to reset an employee’s length of service in order to reduce the employee’s statutory notice and severance entitlements? No, according to the Ontario Court of Appeal
Effective June 1, 2019, the minimum wage applicable to most employees in British Columbia is increased from $12.65 to $13.85…
At first glance, the Employment Standards Act appears to require employees in their sixth year of employment to take three weeks of vacation, while being paid only two weeks of vacation pay…
On April 29, 2019, BC’s Labour Minister Harry Bains tabled a new bill that proposes to revamp parts of the Employment Standards Act…
Claims founded on breaches of the BC Employment Standards Act must be addressed using the enforcement mechanisms set out in the Act…
Minimum wages in BC are set to rise for each of the next four years. The minimum wage will increase every June 1st until 2021, when it will pass $15/hour for the first time in BC. The new minimum wages will be…