Harris, a workplace law firm, has announced the addition of David Penner and Amanda Alberti to its partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2025. David Penner, who joined the firm in 2022, …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court adjourns wrongful dismissal and harassment trial pending workers’ comp determination
A wrongful dismissal and sexual harassment trial involving allegations of assault and disputed financial transactions between a former employee and employer has been adjourned by the Supreme Court of … …
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Métis filmmaker’s discrimination complaint against Motion Picture Production Association of B.C. dismissed
A human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint filed by a Métis filmmaker against the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of BC (MPPIA). The filmmaker, B.M., alleged that MPPIA discrim… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedPrivacy
Forestry company in B.C. breached worker privacy with dashcams: Court
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A division of a forestry and construction company with an office in Prince George lost a review of an arbitrator’s decision that awarded fallers …
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By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because of abuses. Bu… Free …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. court admonishes WestJet’s ‘potentially adversarial’ approach to producing documents in flight attendants’ class action
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered WestJet to disclose a wider range of harassment complaint files involving flight attendants, ruling that any allegations brought forward by class memb… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Teck Coal ordered to pay $140,000 after mine worker severely injured changing truck wheel
A mining company that contracted out truck maintenance has been ordered by the British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board to pay an administrative monetary penalty of $140,000 after a serious wheel …
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FeaturedSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
HR manager who claimed he was fired after UPS outlet failed to ship a package loses bid to recover lost wages
A former HR manager in British Columbia who claimed he lost his job over an unshipped package has won damages from the courier company — but only for breach of …
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Jennifer Glougie reappointed as chair of B.C.’s labour relations board for another five years
Jennifer Glougie will continue as chair of the BC Labour Relations Board and the Employment Standards Tribunal for another five years. She has held both positions since February 2022 and …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. tribunal allows late-filed harassment complaint to proceed, cites worker’s mental health issues
A late-filed human rights complaint alleging sexual harassment and discrimination will go before the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, after it found “it is in the public interest to allow …