Human Rights Tribunal: Complaints by Cisgendered Men Alleging Discrimination On Grounds of Gender Identity or Expression Dismissed

The B.C. Human Rights Code was amended in mid-2016 to include “gender identity or expression” as protected grounds.  As of the date this article...

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Dishonesty Is Not The Best Policy: Employees Have Obligation To Always Be Honest With Their Employer

By James D. Kondopulos Dishonesty on the part of an employee casts a dark shadow on the relationship with his or her employer and, depending...

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What is the greatest benefit of social media for HR professionals?

Christina Seargeant, CPHR HR business partner, Workday, Victoria Christina Sergeant, CPHR is passionate about start-up communities, helping young companies grow and empowering others to start careers in...

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Social Media @ Work For HR

By Nancy Painter When LinkedIn was launched in 2003, few in HR could have predicted the role social media would come to play in the...

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Human Rights Tribunal: A Schrenk Explainer

By Janice Rubin and Megan Forward On March 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) heard arguments in British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal...

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Two Wrongs Might Make a Copyright: Employees vs. Contractors with Intellectual Property on the Line

By Cameron Wardell It is not uncommon for companies to look externally when in need of services outside of the expertise of its organization.  Companies...

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Non-Culpable or Innocent Absenteeism

By James D. Kondopulos and Gosia Piasecka In the recent arbitration decision of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority v. Hospital Employees’ Union (Termination for Non-Culpable or...

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Revisiting the 2016 Changes to the BC Human Rights Code

By Nicole Byres As 2016 has ended and we reflect on potential emerging issues for employers in 2017, the recent amendments to the BC Human...

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