A Tale of Two Policies: The Importance of Clarity and Communication

By Jennifer Wiegele Most employers understand the need for policies in the effective management and regulation of the workplace. However, it is not uncommon to...

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Burger King Dealt a Whopper by BC Courts: Fired Fish Sandwich Felon Vindicated

By Kelsey Robertson In Ram v. Michael Lacombe Group Inc., 2017 BCSC 212, Ms. Ram, a cook at Burger King for 24 years, was dismissed...

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Flawed Investigation A Recipe for Trouble

By James D. Kondopulos A flawed investigation of alleged employee misconduct is a recipe for trouble. It can, in certain circumstances, result in a significant...

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Y’all Come Back Now, Hear?

By Robert Smithson The weird world of employment law sometimes compels employees to go back to work for the very employer which fired them. Recently,...

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Duty to Mitigate May Include Taking Job Offered

By James D. Kondopulos You’ve been a valued employee for 18 years.  One day you’re told that your position is being eliminated at the end...

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Think Twice Before Hiring Your Spouse

By Robert Smithson In smaller businesses, such as professional offices, achieving the right mix of boss and staff is critical. Losing that sometimes hard-won balance...

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The Ins and Outs of Moral Damages

By Robert Smithson Canadian courts seem to have had something of a love-hate relationship with so-called moral damages in wrongful dismissal cases. I’d say that’s...

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How Long Have You Worked Here?

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...

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