By Robert Smithson
The third Monday of every February will be celebrated as a statutory holiday in B.C. – dubbed “Family Day” – commencing in...
By Robert Smithson
One of the areas of employment law which remains least predictable is the enforceability of post-employment restrictive covenants. A recent decision of...
By Robert Smithson
Our common law of wrongful dismissal establishes most employees’ entitlement to notice of termination (or pay in lieu) based, primarily, on the...
By Robert Smithson
One of the tasks for which many managers are unprepared is the workplace investigation. The guidelines for performing this function effectively are...
By Robert Smithson
I’ve written many times on the topic of the unpredictable impact of covenants restricting employees’ post-employment activities. What is certain about such...
By Robert Smithson
The sad decline and fall of Canada’s Brigadier General Daniel Menard came to a close last week. It proved that, for everyone...
By Robert Smithson
I previously wrote Things Your Employment Doesn’t Include and the feedback I received indicated that employers were relieved to see the boundaries...
By Robert Smithson
I don’t know if it’s a sign of the times or simply that I’m getting older and crankier, but it seems like...
