Bonuses are a great tool to motivate and reward staff. Bonuses can contribute to employee loyalty and can provide employers with a way of tailoring compensation to revenue, allowing payment in times when revenue allows it but not requiring it when revenue does not. Payment of bonuses can also; however, create unanticipated financial liability at ...
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%, ...
Facts The plaintiff in Wilson v. Pomerleau Inc., 2021 BCSC 388 was employed by the defendant construction company as chief estimator for the BC region. In his role as chief estimator, the plaintiff supervised a team of 2-6 individuals. He had a base salary of approx. $174,000 and participated in an annual profit sharing program ...
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 ...
In the ongoing fight against COVID 19 and in particular in response to the recent surge in cases, the BC Provincial Health Officer has announced new workplace closure powers. These were announced on April 8 and are in effect as of April 12. The order authorizes British Columbia WorkSafeBC officers to operate under the Public ...
On June 10, 2020 Ryan Chan posted about the summary trial in the matter of Nagy v. William L. Rutherford (B.C.) Limited, 2020 BCSC 324, which can be read here. That decision was appealed and Deanna Froese now reviews the recent appeal decision in Nagy v. William L. Rutherford (B.C.) Limited, 2021 BCCA 62 that ...
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. ...
An annual review of your progressive discipline policy is good HR practice. Is your policy helping you to change unwanted behaviours? Are your employees aware of the policy and do they understand how it works? Is the policy helping you to communicate expected behaviour in the workplace? Is the policy being consistently and appropriately applied ...
In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that a termination provision was unenforceable because it would violate Ontario’s Employment Standards Act if the employee’s role changed or the employer grew in size. Facts Chris Rutledge was a construction worker with Canaan Construction. Ontario’s employment standards legislation provides that “construction employees” are ...
