Oh Cannabis! Employers Can Anticipate Appeal to Higher Court

By Ryan McFarlane On April 11, 2011, Ontario Superior Court Justice Donald Taliano ruled in the case of R. v. Mernagh that the Canadian medical...

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B.C. Ferries Captain Goes Down with his Ship

By Robert Smithson On March 22, 2006 at 12:22 a.m., the B.C. Ferries vessel “Queen of the North” plowed into Gil Island at full speed.  ...

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Whose Computer Is it, Anyway?

By Robert Smithson In today’s workplace, many employers provide their staff with electronic devices with which to perform duties. From cellular telephones to laptop computers,...

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Minimum Wage: Too Much, Too Soon or Too Little, Too Late?

By Robert Smithson Few things seem to stir the pot in BC as much as discussion about raising the minimum wage rate. Now, it’s much...

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Star Wars: Avoiding Anton Piller

By Graeme McFarlane You have just pulled off the greatest coup of your career.  Through careful positioning your main competition has just lost its regional...

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Workplace Violence – Hockey Style

By Robert Smithson Thanks to Zdeno Chara, Max Pacioretty has had a week in the spotlight. No doubt, however, he would have been happier to...

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Liar Liar: Tips for Interviews and Investigations

By Janna Steinthorson, CHRP Have you ever had to sit in on an interview or an investigation with an employee and wondered if they were...

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Dealing with the Insolent, Insubordinate or Disobedient Employee

By James D. Kondopulos Employers need not put up with a recalcitrant employee or workplace malcontent indefinitely.  An employee who is insolent, insubordinate or...

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