Creating a Harassment-Free Workplace: A Practical Guide
Introduction In today's business environment, encouraging a harassment-free workplace is essential to creating a healthy and [...]
B.C. Minimum Wage Increase Announced: What You Need to Know
The minimum wage in B.C. has been steadily rising since 2015. On June 1, 2024 the [...]
A Path Towards Pay Equity? – The Pay Transparency Act and New Obligations on Employers
According to Statistics Canada, British Columbia has one of the biggest divides between pay for men [...]
Privacy in the Workplace: Can your Employer Spy on You?
Remote and hybrid work models have blossomed under the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This change [...]
Clarification on differing treatment of discrimination based on family status
The recent BC Supreme Court case of Gibraltar Mines Ltd. v Harvey, 2022 BCSC 385 provides [...]
UPDATE- Temporary layoffs and the Employment Standards Act of B.C.
May 6, 2020 By: Azadeh Taghizadeh, Daniel Sorensen and Lawrence Smith The British Columbia government has [...]
New Canada Emergency Response Benefit
March 25, 2020 By: Azadeh Taghizadeh, Daniel Sorensen and Lawrence Smith The government has proposed a [...]
IS MY JOB PROTECTED IF I MUST STAY HOME DUE TO COVID-19?
March 24, 2020 By: Azadeh Taghizadeh, Daniel Sorensen and Lawrence Smith What you need to [...]
COVID-19: A GUIDE TO WORKPLACE LAW FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
March 22, 2020 By Daniel Sorensen and Lawrence Smith, Partners The ongoing COVID-19 health crisis has [...]
‘Tis the Season – How much fun is too much fun?
December 23, 2019 - By Azadeh Taghizadeh, Lawrence Smith and Daniel Sorensen It’s that time of [...]