Severance Package Reviews in Alberta
It’s never a good idea to accept a severance or termination pay, or sign anything from your employer until you know your rights in Alberta.
Rights to Overtime Pay in Alberta – Fresca V. CIBC
Fresca v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is reportedly the largest unpaid overtime class action ever launched in Canada. Read more.
5 tips to consider in your new employment contract
Employment contracts in Alberta are not created equally an employment contract is one of the most important documents you’ll be asked to sign.
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…
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…
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…
Signed a Release? You May Still Have a Claim
For many, the termination of their employment comes as a shock. People often invest years of their lives into the jobs they perform…
Independent Contractor Agreements in the wake of Bhasin v. Hrynew
What many are calling a ground-breaking decision on contract law came down from the Supreme Court last week; although the decision applies to all commercial dealings, the decision…
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