Employers May Not Cheer for Family Day

By Robert Smithson The third Monday of every February will be celebrated as a statutory holiday in B.C. – dubbed “Family Day” – commencing in...

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Pendulum Swings in Employees’ Favour Again

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...

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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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Workplace Investigations Done Right

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...

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Less is More When Imposing Covenants

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...

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Workplace Romance a Risky Affair

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...

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Things Your Employer Owes You

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...

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Things Your Employment Doesn’t Include

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...

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