In the decision of Egan v. Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP, 2024 BCCA 222 (“Egan”), the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld a termination clause in an employment agreement, rejecting various arguments to undermine the clause’s...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
An Alberta labour arbitrator found an employer was justified in firing a unionized employee for just cause for his off-duty sexual assault of a co-worker.
In Corporation of the City of Calgary v Amalgamated Transit...more
4/6/2023
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Canada ,
Co-Workers ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Public Employees ,
Sexual Assault
On March 7, 2023, the British Columbia government introduced Bill 13, the Pay Transparency Act (the “Act”), designed to help close the province’s gender pay gap by imposing new disclosure and reporting obligations on certain...more
3/10/2023
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pending Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Wage and Hour
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
In Benke v Loblaw Companies Limited, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench held that the employer did not constructively dismiss one of their employees who had been placed on unpaid leave for failing to comply with a mandatory...more
7/19/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Masks ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Resignation ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Workplace Safety
The Alberta Court of Appeal recently reviewed the enforceability of a termination clause that purported to impose limits on employee termination entitlements. In Bryant v. Parkland School Division, the Court held that a...more