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May I See Your (Vaccine) Passport?
British Columbia’s government stuck its big toe in the water with its recent “vaccine passport” announcement. I use that metaphor because I believe they are waiting to see what the public reaction will be to the announcement and,...
The Employer’s Vaccination Dilemma
Many B.C. employers are asking the question, “Can we compel unwilling employees to become fully vaccinated?” With rapidly-rising COVID-19 case counts among the unvaccinated, it’s no wonder employers want to compel their employees...
B.C. CERBs Up A Victory for Employers
In a time in which there have been few wins for business, B.C.’s Supreme Court has just served up a (small) victory for employers. In one of the first “pandemic” decisions, the Court has determined that a terminated employe...
Fifteen Ways To Leave A Pandemic
“The problem is all inside your head she said to me, the answer is easy if you take it logically. I’d like...
The Sky Hasn’t Fallen, Yet
A little over a year ago, employment lawyers across Canada began cautioning employers about the risks associated with laying off employees due to the COVID pandemic. Lawyers and businesses were between a rock and a hard place; employers coul...
It’s Your Mask Preference That’s Pointless
It’s been over a year since a little thing called COVID-19 arrived in Canada, and much has changed in the employment world in that timeframe. One challenge lawyers have had is that – in our lifetime, at least – a global pan...
Dust Off Your Harassment Policy
Is it time for spring cleaning, yet? Perhaps not, but it’s definitely time to dust off your harassment policy. “Why’s that?”, you ask. Because the rules of the game are changing when it comes to how you investigate workplac...
Working Remotely – The Workplace Safety Perspective
As a faint light appears at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, more employers are asking themselves whether they wish to maintain remote working arrangements, indefinitely. This is no easy question to answer. ...
The Sharp End Of A Needle
Here we find ourselves, 9 or so months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and there seems to be a vaccine (or three) on the horizon. It seems that the citizens of the Great White North will be able to start lining up to ...