Can You claim damages for Wrongful Dismissal in BC?
Many employees wrongly believe that to file a case for wrongful dismissal in Vancouver, or anywhere else in BC, you need to show that the…
Temporary Layoffs and COVID-19 in Alberta: What You Need to Know
Important changes were made to employment law in Alberta in June of this year to help businesses cope with the extreme measures taken…
Alberta Termination & Severance Pay Rights & What You Need to Know
You may be surprised just how many employers in Alberta are either not fully aware of their obligations or willfully neglect them when…
How Does Severance Pay Affect Unemployment in BC?
If you receive severance pay, you are correct in thinking that it could affect your right to claim unemployment benefits in BC. The…
Severance Packages During the COVID-19 Pandemic
It will take some time for the Plaintiffs claiming wrongful dismissal in the COVID-19 era to get to trial. So, we don’t know…
COVID-19: the Human Rights Act, Family Status and Marital Status
As the world at large adjusts to the new reality of living with the risk of the COVID-19 virus, many individuals struggle with…
Employee Rights during the COVID-19 Pandemic
he COVID-19 pandemic has thrust all of Canadian society into upheaval, and it is particularly a difficult time for Canadian employees who are…
Don’t Badmouth Your Employer or Former Employer!
Joe, an employee at ABC Corp., is dismissed from his job. He goes home, and before he has had a chance to consult…
Dunbar v Northern Air: Case Comment
Dunbar v Northern Air, 2019 ABPC 179 is a recent case of the Alberta Provincial Court. I write this case comment because this…
An Employee’s Conduct After Termination Can Come Back to Haunt Them
In the context of termination of employment, our Courts have found that conduct that occurs even after an employee is terminated can affect whether an employer…
Limitation Clauses – Keep Your Contract!
Employees, particularly younger employees entering the workforce for the first time, will occasionally fail to thoroughly review or negotiate the terms of their…
Random Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
Understand Your Rights Many employees, especially those who occupy “safety-sensitive” positions (where employees have their own safety and others’ in their hands), will…
Mental Disability: To Disclose, or Not to Disclose – That is the Question
In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Prince Hamlet utters the famous phrase “to be, or not to be, that is the question.” In this soliloquy,…
Never Resign!
Okay, if you wish to move to a new position, you have already lined up a new job, and you wish to give…
The Power of a Paper Trail
Many employees have seen how employers create their own paper trail: whether in the form of a lengthy employee file or simply a…
Family Status Discrimination in Alberta
One of the most underdeveloped areas of human rights law is the protection of discrimination on the basis of family status. Protection against…
Sexual Harassment and #MeToo in the Workplace
Under the common law, each employee is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace. Canadian courts have concluded that…
Insubordination and Just Cause
In Beaudoin v Agriculture Financial Services Corporation, 2018 ABQB 627 (“Beaudoin”), the employer Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (“AFSC”) dismissed the Plaintiff, Ms. Sandra…
Alberta Court Issues Stern Rebuke of Unfair Employer Conduct
The recent Alberta case Jonasson v Nexen, 2018 ABQB 598 (“Jonasson”) is a recent step in the direction of employee rights in Alberta, because it…
My Manager is Changing my Position and my Pay; Is this a Constructive Dismissal?
Employees often wonder if there is anything they can do when they are told by their manager or boss that their job title…
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