Not every case involving the world of employment deals with employers. A recent violent assault that took place in a parking lot ended up with the victim suing his attacker …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Music teacher was contractor, not employee, despite 13-years on the job: B.C. tribunal
A part-time music teacher who worked for an employer for 13 years was a contractor and not entitled to severance pay, the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) of British Columbia has …
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Do your severance entitlements change if you don’t sign by the deadline? What are your rights if you are let go from a position you were recently hired for? Get …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Baker awarded $25K in punitive damages after employer tried to force him to sign incriminating affidavit to keep his job
An employer who forced a worker to choose between signing an affidavit that could incriminate him and lead to criminal charges or keep his job has been ordered to pay …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Executive chef didn’t have right recipe for constructive dismissal, rules B.C. Court
A chef at a remote back-country ski lodge in British Columbia was told not to come in to work and not talk to his team after returning from a medical …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Worker who made PowerPoint pitch to bosses for a new job fired by Zoom
It’s the case of the office applications: A sales manager who used PowerPoint to lobby her bosses for a new job was fired by Zoom after her pitch was refused. …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Movie sound engineer entitled to keep $2,000 downpayment in dispute over work quality
A sound engineer was entitled to keep a $2,000 down payment for audio work on a movie, a British Columbia tribunal has ruled, despite the fact the company that hired …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Vancouver hotel worker, sent packing during pandemic, awarded 18 months’ notice
A long-term worker who lost his job at a Vancouver hotel at the start of the pandemic as business collapsed has been awarded 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal. Angelo …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. rail worker who disabled ‘deadman’s switch’ with tape awarded his job back
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA rail maintenance worker in B.C. was awarded his job back after being fired for what his employer considered a major breach of safety protocol. Ramon Quiambao was a guideway …
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Small Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
B.C. woman awarded $533 in small-claims court wrongful dismissal lawsuit
Not every wrongful dismissal case involves six-figure amounts or sets a new precedent. A recent case out of a British Columbia smalls claim court is interesting from the angle of …