On August 12, employment Minister, Carla Qualtrough, promised a seamless transition from CERB to EI by the end of August. The last period of eligibility for CERB ends on September 26. As the current eligibility requirements for EI stand, many recipients of CERB could be left without economic support. The Federal Government has announced that ...
In the recent decision The Employee v The University and another (No.2), 2020 BCHRT 12 the BC Human Rights Tribunal held that an isolated comment may not amount to sexual harassment where there are no objective adverse consequences and remedial steps are taken to mitigate the subjective harm felt by the complainant. FACTS The complainant ...
The recent decision from the BC Human Rights Tribunal Thanh v BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, 2020 BCHRT 15 provides an example of how an employer can establish undue hardship and limit its duty to accommodate an employee’s disability. Facts The complainant was a community coroner on medical leave for PTSD which ...
On July 17 the federal government announced proposed changes to the CEWS to be effective from July 5, 2020. The CEWS was implemented to help protect jobs by helping businesses keep employees on the pay roll. It also encouraged employers to re-hire workers who had been previously laid off. According to the government, since its ...
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy was one of a suite of measures the Canadian government implemented to assist and support Canadian businesses that had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the wage subsidy was to enable businesses to rehire workers previously laid off as a result of COVID19, help prevent further job ...
Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision may have significant implications for individuals working in the gig economy, as well as for employers with mandatory arbitration or forum selection clauses in their contracts for service. Facts Mr. Heller, a food delivery driver with Uber Eats had sought ...
After mounting pressure from businesses in BC, the BC government announced on Thursday, June 25 that it has extended the allowable temporary layoff period from 16 weeks to 24 weeks until August 30, 2020 for layoffs caused by COVID-19. This means that, for all employees already on a temporary layoff due to COVID-19, they will not ...
Many employers have laid off employees in response to the pandemic. Workplaces have been closed, operations restricted and companies have suffered significant financial consequences. For many workplaces, that led to laying off employees on a temporary basis, with the intent to re employ their work force once the pandemic situation allowed it. However, under the British ...
The death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 has led to global anti-racism protests and has shone a spotlight on inequality in all aspects of society, including the workplace. Individual protestors are not the only ones who have stood up, rather we have also seen the business community standing up and actively engaging in ...
Facts This was a summary trial application brought by the plaintiff, Meridian Distribution Ltd. (“Meridian”) seeking judgment against the defendant for breach of contract. Meridian was a distributor of sporting goods and other accessories. The defendant, Endeavor Design Inc. (“Endeavor”) was a company that made snowboards and snowboarding accessories. From 2003 to 2012, Meridian and ...
