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 [...]
How to hire a temporary foreign worker in BC
It is becoming increasingly common to rely upon Temporary Foreign Workers in British Columbia, especially in [...]
Employment terms and avoiding a constructive dismissal
Changing your employee’s pay, schedule, benefits, position, duties, or other work terms? Here is how you [...]
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 [...]
WHAT BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW DURING COVID-19
March 31, 2020 By: Azadeh Taghizadeh, Daniel Sorensen and Lawrence Smith Temporary Wage Subsidy I. [...]
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 [...]
Would you consider yourself to be a Family Person?
November 5, 2019 By Brian Grootendorst, Daniel Sorensen and Lawrence Smith Two related topics that have [...]
Possible changes to the British Columbia Employment Standards Act
May 6, 2019 - By Azadeh Taghizadeh, Lawrence Smith and Daniel Sorensen As the world around [...]
PROBATION – WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS? WHAT ARE MY OBLIGATIONS?
Blog Post by Michael Truong, Lawrence Smith and Daniel Sorensen Sorensen Smith LLP, Legal Counsel April [...]