New amendments to the Employment Standards Act and the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act took effect in British Columbia on Aug. 1, aiming to speed up how the province resolves …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Vaccine exemption case forces BC Liquor Distribution Branch to release policy document
A British Columbia government employee who was placed on leave without pay after her COVID-19 vaccine exemption was denied has won partial access to internal records, with the Office of …
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A physician who sued the University of British Columbia after being denied a certification following a specialized surgical training program has had his lawsuit dismissed by the British Columbia Court… …
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FeaturedWorkplace Investigations
B.C. health authority not required to release records from bullying investigation
A former employee of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is not entitled to records connected to an investigation into his own workplace bullying and harassment complaint, the Office of …
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FeaturedPrivacy
B.C. orders liquor branch to disclose vaccine leave policy document to employee placed on leave without pay
The Liquor Distribution Branch must hand over an internal document outlining how it handled accommodation requests during the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, British Columbia’s Information and Privacy C… Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM B.C. shipyard worker’s firing upheld over ‘fake work’ text
A charge hand at a Victoria, B.C., shipyard has lost his bid to overturn his firing, with a labour arbitrator finding the employer had just cause to terminate him over… …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Victoria construction firm loses bid to move wrongful dismissal suit out of Vancouver
A Vancouver worker’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit against a Victoria-based construction company will proceed in Vancouver, after the Supreme Court of British Columbia rejected the employer’s bid to tran… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Fraser Health Authority worker in B.C. ordered to repay $20,000 over settlement breach
A former Fraser Health Authority worker who described her dismissal as wrongful and accused the employer of negligence and harassment in a series of court filings has been ordered to… …
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The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a limited cross-examination of a law firm paralegal in a Powell River pharmacy dispute, after declining to disqualify the defendants’ lawyer outright …
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A worker who drove a vehicle stopped for a random drug dog search at a liquefied natural gas construction site near Kitimat, B.C. has had his privacy complaint against the …