The BC Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a former support worker to add her employer to a sexual harassment complaint nearly two years after the deadline, finding it was in …
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British Columbia employers can no longer ask workers for sick notes for their first two short-term health absences each year under new employment standards rules that took effect Nov. 12. …
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B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses real estate broker’s claim that commission trust account created statutory right to payment
A British Columbia real estate broker who lost a contractual dispute over commission cannot claim the funds were held in a statutory trust for him simply because his employer deposited …
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PREMIUM B.C. winemaker awarded 12 months’ notice after being wrongfully dismissed by new owners
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Bankruptcy doesn’t erase legal costs or damages for B.C. worker in wrongful dismissal case
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that a former employee of Batten Industries cannot discharge debts owed to her former employer through bankruptcy, including a damages award and …
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Realtor’s claim for unpaid office fees tossed after tribunal finds it failed to investigate harassment
The Civil Resolution Tribunal of British Columbia has dismissed a $5,000 claim by City Realty against a real estate contractor after finding the company fundamentally breached its agreement by failing… …
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B.C. court strikes school counsellor’s wrongful dismissal claim, says labour arbitration proper forum
A British Columbia court has struck a wrongful dismissal action brought by a former school counsellor, ruling that her employment-related claims must be resolved through labour arbitration under her u… …
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Worker’s injunction over union dispatch status dismissed by B.C. court as matter for labour board
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed a worker’s bid for an injunction requiring Ironworkers Local 97 to remove his “non-dispatchable” designation, finding the dispute falls under the ex… …
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A pilot who resigned from SkyLink Express before completing a 12-month employment term has been ordered to repay the airline $3,764.54 for breaching a training bond agreement, the Civil Resolution …
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Surrey police harassment claims must go to arbitration, court rules in proposed class action
The B.C. Supreme Court has struck claims against the Surrey Police Board that arose after collective agreements took effect, finding that allegations of gender-based discrimination and harassment by u… Free …