Silence Is Not Golden During A Leave of Absence
Is an employee required to communicate with his or her employer during a medical leave of absence? Can failure to respond result in the...
Think Twice Before Settling A Legal Dispute
Most people want to avoid or prolong legal battles. They will expend time, effort and money to end a legal confrontation. There is a...
Is Your Boss Allowed To Read Your Personal Emails Stored On Your Work Computer?
The follow up question, is whether your boss is allowed to fire you if she or he finds evidence of wrongdoing in those personal emails....
Use Brain to Mouth Filter When Communicating With Prospective Employees
While it is unlawful for employers to discriminate against prospective employees during the hiring process, such discrimination does...
Accommodating Scent Sensitivities - Employer/Employee Obligations
Recently, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal considered what steps were sufficient to accommodate an employee who complained of...
What? I Can Be Fired For What I Do When I'm Not At Work?
Most employees wrongly believe that they can only be fired for what they do, or do not do, at work. In other words, what happens on the...
Employee Bears Cost of Refusing to Work Sundays or Public Holidays
Under the Employment Standards Act, an employee has the statutory right to refuse to work a shift scheduled for a Sunday or public...
The Importance of Letters of Reference Following Termination of Employment
Having one's employment terminated is unpleasant whether it occurs for cause or because of other circumstances. Often the former...
Prevent Your Work Email From Getting You In Trouble
In a society of Wikileaks, hackers and companies monitoring internal and external correspondence, your work email can not, and must not,...
Employee Wages Awarded Against Director's Estate Using Oppression Remedy
Typically, if a corporation fails to pay employee wages the employee can only sue a director personally under certain limited conditions....