On June 29, 2021, I wrote a blog post about the decision in Hogan v 1187938 BC Ltd., 2021 BCSC 1021, where the BC Supreme Court confirmed that an employee’s receipt of Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) payments after termination should be deducted from an award of damages for wrongful dismissal. That decision was released ...
In the case of Hogan v 1187938 BC Ltd., 2021 BCSC 1021, the BC Supreme Court confirmed that an employee’s receipt of Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) payments after termination should be deducted from an award of damages for wrongful dismissal. Facts Mr. Hogan started working at the defendant’s automotive dealership in 1998 as a ...
On April 28, the BC government announced that it was making it easier for individuals to get vaccinated by amending the Employment Standards Act. The Act now requires employers to provide up to 3 hours of paid time off for employees to get vaccinated. This change is retroactive to April 19, 2021. Employers can ask ...
A judge in Alberta has made a decision that may be of interest to many employees and employers across the country. Case Summary In Kosteckyj v. Paramount Resources Ltd. 2021 ABQB 225, an Alberta judge considered a situation where the employer implemented a salary reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the employee’s salary was cut by 10%, ...
The BC Human Rights Tribunal issued a screening decision on April 8, 2021 in the case of a worker who refused to wear a mask at a job site. The worker was contracted for a job. When he arrived at the site, the supervisor asked him to wear a mask. The worker refused based on ...
The BC Human Rights Tribunal issued a screening decision on March 31, 2021 in the case of a customer who refused to wear a mask in a grocery store. The store’s security guard asked the customer to wear a mask. The customer said she was exempt from wearing a mask but refused to say why. ...
Finance Minister Freeland announced on March 3 that the government is intending to extend the rate structures for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) and Lockdown Support from March 14 to June 5, 2021. The CEWS is set up to help employers retain and quickly rehire workers previously laid ...
On February 19th, Prime Minister Trudeau announced a plan to increase the number of weeks available for benefits under the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) by 12 weeks, thus extending the maximum duration of the benefits to 38 weeks. The government also intends to double the number of weeks ...
In Ziegler v. Pacific Blue Cross (No. 2), 2020 BCHRT 125, the BC Human Rights Tribunal (Tribunal) determined that Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) did not discriminate against Ms. Ziegler on the basis of family status when it imposed a change to her work schedule that impacted on her childcare arrangements. The Tribunal dismissed the complaint. ...
