The Provincial Court of British Columbia has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former manager of a Kimberley, B.C. arts centre, ruling the one-year fixed-term contract expired by …
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A British Columbia trucking company acted within its rights when it terminated a customer service specialist without cause and paid three weeks’ wages in lieu of notice, the Supreme Court …
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Personal assistant in B.C. loses millions in gifts after court finds undue influence
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a personal assistant who received more than $5 million in property and cash transfers from her employer — a businessman with …
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Quesnel, B.C., civic workers’ vaccine grievance hits a dead end
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen Four City of Quesnel employees fired in February 2022 for disobeying the COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy lost their application for reconsideration. In a Ma… …
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A British Columbia health-care worker has been found guilty of sexually assaulting three female colleagues during an evacuation deployment to Vancouver, in a ruling issued by the Provincial Court of …
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Injured B.C. worker wins wage benefits despite duty-to-cooperate suspension
A British Columbia facility services worker was entitled to unreduced wage-loss benefits after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the employer’s proposed return-to-work plan was unsuitabl… Free Membership Required To …
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PREMIUM Server at high-end Vancouver steakhouse wins $90K after forced resignation
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The British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by LabTest Certification, confirming an order to pay more than $44,000 in wages, commissions, vacation pay and penalties to a… …
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The British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal has reduced a director’s personal liability for unpaid wages, finding the original assessment improperly included amounts earned before she took on t… Free Membership …
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The Employment Standards Tribunal has denied an application to reconsider a decision holding a company director personally liable for unpaid wages, finding no basis to revisit the earlier ruling. The …