On January 1, 2024, changes to British Columbia’s Workers Compensation Act, introducing a duty to accommodate and maintain employment for certain injured workers, came into effect. For details on the rest of the changes...more
In Shalagin v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, 2023 BCCA 373 (“Shalagin”), the British Columbia Court of Appeal affirmed that surreptitiously recording fellow employees may constitute just cause....more
The British Columbia government has released long-awaited details on pay transparency reporting. This blog supplements our initial post describing the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”). Further, employers are reminded that the...more
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In the decision of Alberta Health Services v the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, 2023 CanLII 61927 (“AHS v AUPE”), the Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a one-month suspension of union dues...more
A Labour Arbitrator decided that the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was not a statutory holiday under five private sector collective agreements in British Columbia.
In Construction Labour...more
The Alberta Court of Appeal determined that Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) payments are not deductible from wrongful dismissal damages, following an emerging trend from other jurisdictions....more
First Canadian Appellate Court determines that Canada Emergency Response Benefits (“CERB”) payments are not deductible from wrongful dismissal damages.
In Yates v Langley Motor Sport Centre Ltd., the British Columbia...more
On November 1, 2022, the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), or Bill 41, passed second reading in the British Columbia legislature. If enacted, Bill 41 would make a number of important changes to the Workers...more