Recently, the media have begun talking about “quiet firing.” Sound familiar? Well, the term sounds a lot like “quiet quitting.” “Quiet quitting” is a recently coined term used to describe employees who put in no extra hours or effort beyond what’s required by their employer. What do people mean by “quiet firing?” It’s basically when an employer looks to [...]
"Tips on how to file a human rights complaint" is the second blog in a two-part series. In last week’s blog, we reviewed what to consider before filing your complaint. This blog provides some tips for what to do when you’re drafting and filing your complaint. When filing: Explain the discrimination in detail The majority [...]
Labour Rights Law practices only in the areas of employment, labour, and human rights law. Over the years, our lawyers have consulted with many clients after the client’s filed their own human rights complaint. Unfortunately, when this happens, we almost always find that the client has made mistakes when filing their claim – mistakes that [...]
In a devastating decision for unionized employees, the Supreme Court stripped them of their access to justice by means of personally pursuing a human rights complaint against their employer to a statutory human rights tribunal. In Northern Regional Health Authority v Horrocks, the SCC granted the employee’s union the broad discretion whether or not to [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSkPuttEHyA Transcript: In October 2020, the “Right to Disconnect Advisory Committee” began meeting regularly. Its mission? To provide recommendations to Canada’s federal government on supporting their workers’ work-life balance and well-being. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Rebecca Jackson, a lawyer at Labour Rights Law Office. After the video, if you have [...]
“Right to Disconnect Advisory Committee” is the latest reminder of the employment issues that can arise when employees work from home In October 2020, the “Right to Disconnect Advisory Committee” began meeting regularly. Its mission? To provide recommendations to Canada’s federal government on supporting their workers’ work-life balance and well-being. A briefing note on [...]
Does an employee have a right to confidentiality and privacy of their medical information? Employees have a right to confidentiality and privacy of their personal medical information, but these rights are not absolute. Similarly, employers do not have an absolute right to require an employee to disclose confidential medical information, or the right to require [...]
Employers have important obligations towards workers with disabilities Diversity is one of British Columbia’s greatest strengths and employers gain the diversity advantage when they seek to employ people with disabilities. It is estimated that more than six million Canadians identify as having a disability. Globally, the population of persons with a disability is 1.3 billion. [...]
What Can I do if I am Being Bullied and Harassed at Work? Under the BC Workers Compensation Act, regulations, and policy, it is the obligation of everyone in the workplace, i.e., the employer, supervisors, and employees, to take all reasonable steps to prevent bullying and harassment from taking place. However, not every unpleasant interaction [...]
Discrimination in human rights law and the duty to accommodate The law involving the duty to accommodate is complex and constantly evolving. Because of this, it's helpful for employees and employers to understand the fundamental legal principles upon which the law is based. It is equally important to obtain timely legal advice from a human [...]
