A recent Bill passed by the Provincial Government (“Bill 24”) has taken the important step of recognizing a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, one of the many calls to action established by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The purpose of the new statutory Holiday, which will be on September 30th each year, is to recognize […]

The government of British Columbia has introduced Bill 13 (the “Bill”), containing proposed legislation for pay transparency. The Bill’s stated purpose is to identify and eliminate pay differences among groups of workers and address systemic discrimination in the workplace. The Bill will require employers to publicly disclose information about compensation for employees of different genders. Employers

Labour Rights Law is pleased to announce that our founding partner, Sebastien Anderson, was retained to provide expert evidence by the Plaintiff’s U.S. law firm in this record-breaking $96M judgement in a wrongful death suit in Detroit, Michigan. The Defendant, a Canadian trucking company in the business of interprovincial and international transportation, claimed that under

Follow the link to the Global News article here featuring Sebastien Anderson of Labour Rights Law. B.C. Mountie takes RCMP to court over dismissal of harassment complaint DISCLAIMER: The content of this article, and this website generally, is not intended as legal advice and cannot be relied upon as legal advice.  To provide legal advice

Rising interest rates, inflation, and media buzz about an impending recession causes anxiety for a lot of employees – and not just those who have been let go. We wrote a piece recently about employers “quiet firing” employees. This is where employers start treating an employee badly with the hope that the employee will walk away from

According to CTV News, Bank of Canada surveys suggest more than 70 percent of Canadian consumers, and two-thirds of businesses think a recession is likely in the next 12 months. In some ways, it looks like a recession may already be unfolding.  A number of high-profile corporations have been announcing layoffs in 2023, and the

We are often asked by employees whether they should record people at work to get evidence about how they’re being treated. A recent case out of the British Columbia Supreme Court highlights some of the risks of conducting secret or “surreptitious” recordings for employees in the workplace.  In Shalagin v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, 2022 BCSC

A union representative’s role in many situations will depend on the language of the collective agreement. That said, employees will always have the right to get advice from the union about their rights and be represented by the union in the grievance process. Why is the union representative important? A union representative or shop steward

If you are not a union member, your employer can terminate your employment at any time either for a justifiable reason (“cause”) without advance notice or, depending on the terms of your employment contract, by providing you sufficient advance notice (“reasonable notice”) or pay in lieu of reasonable notice that your employment is going to