There is a common misconception that courts use a ‘rule of thumb’ approach to determine how much notice (or severance) employees should receive upon dismissal. It is often said that employees are entitled to one month of notice for every…
Injury to dignity awards are on the rise in BC, according to a recent decision from the Human Rights Tribunal. Employee discrimination in BC In a May 10, 2019 decision, indexed as 2019 BCHRT 97, the Tribunal concluded that an employee…
On May 30, 2019, new changes to the BC Employment Standards Act took effect which are intended to provide employees with a greater understanding of their rights under the Act. Along with several other changes to the Act, employers are now…
When you resign from your employment, you give up all your rights to severance pay. This makes it attractive for employers to characterize a termination as a resignation. We often see employers insisting that an employee has quit, when really…
If your reputation is harmed in the course of a wrongful dismissal, are you owed compensation in relation to the damaged reputation? In most cases, the answer will be no. If the loss of reputation is caused simply by the…
Increasingly, modern employers are including “arbitration clauses” in their employment contracts. Employers like arbitration clauses for the following reasons: Arbitration is private. If the employer is taken to task by an employee, it will not become public knowledge – unlike…