The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has denied Vancouver City Savings Credit Union’s request for disclosure of legal advice documents from a former employee at the screening stage of her …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Arbitrator upholds firing of Vancouver Airport cleaner who took passenger’s jacket
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a cleaner who took a passenger’s jacket home from a restricted food court area at Vancouver Airport and did not return it for …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C.’s top court upholds dismissal of human rights ruling involving former PNE worker who alleged harassment, discrimination
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the BC Human Rights Tribunal that dismissed a discrimination complaint filed by a worker against her former employer, Pacific …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Former City of Vancouver worker’s request to hide her identity in disability complaint rejected by tribunal
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has denied a former City of Vancouver employee’s request to have her identity anonymized in her ongoing case against the city, ruling that her …
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Opinion/CommentaryPrivacy
Workers who file legal complaints should not be allowed to hide their identity, barring exceptional circumstances
The recent decision by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal in Ng v. City of Vancouver (No.2) highlights an ongoing and contentious debate: the balance between an individual’s right to …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Pan Pacific Hotel workers win dismissal case, but B.C. court clears employer of bad faith
Ocean Pacific Hotels Ltd., the operator of the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver, constructively dismissed its regular hourly employees by ceasing to schedule their shifts indefinitely in response to the …
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Legal NewsPeople on the Move
Alexandra Levine joins McMillan LLP’s Vancouver office as litigation, dispute resolution associate
Alexandra Levine has joined the Vancouver office of McMIllan LLP as an associate, litigation and dispute resolution. “I am pleased to share that I have started a new position as …
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Featured
Indigenous teacher who claims white colleague threatened her over anti-racism work to get full hearing: Tribunal
A human rights complaint filed by an Indigenous teacher with the Vancouver School Board (VSB), who alleged she was threatened by a white co-worker in connection with her anti-racism work …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Radisson Blu Vancouver hotel in breach of labour code for undermining union, intimidating striking employees: Board
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has found Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel and Marina in breach of several sections of the Labour Relations Code. The allegations against the …
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Aman Atwal, an articling student at Harris & Company LLP, has been called to the bar and is now an associate at the Vancouver-based firm. “Workplace law is dynamic and …
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