April 12, 2018 Legal News Proposed Amendments to BC Employment Standards Act Bill 6, the Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2018, was given First Reading in the BC legislature on April 9, 2018. The proposed changes are summarized in this Ministry of Labour News Release. Highlights are as follows: Pregnant employees will be…
April 12, 2018 Legal News Bullying and harassment – know your rights and your duties In our last article on the workers compensation system, we provided an overview of discriminatory action complaints in order to provide employers with some tools to respond to, and avoid, such complaints. In this article we look at WorkSafeBC’s approach…
March 27, 2018 Legal News Be cautious about agreeing to use your “best efforts” in a contract Employment contracts, settlement agreements, and other commercial documents often include reference to one or both of the parties using “best efforts” to perform some task or achieve some goal. This “best efforts” phrasing can be a convenient shorthand when the…
February 28, 2018 Legal News Discriminatory action complaint – three words you don’t want to hear from WorkSafeBC In our last article we discussed ways in which you can reduce claims costs under the workers compensation system. This week we provide an overview of discriminatory action complaints in the hope that employers who know what they are, will…
February 27, 2018 Firm News In remembrance of Joe Shaw, our partner, our colleague, and our friend Our partner, colleague and friend Joe Shaw passed away suddenly on February 26, 2018, in a tragic ski accident. His death comes as a shock and is a great personal loss to everyone in our firm. Joe completed his undergraduate…
February 17, 2018 Legal News How to reduce claims costs under the workers compensation system When someone asks what type of law you practice and you reply that you have a focus on workers compensation, you are invariably met with a blank stare followed by: “Ah, interesting”. After an awkward silence, the conversation turns to…
