In British Columbia (“BC”), overtime and overtime pay are regulated by provincial employment standards. Overtime refers to the additional hours an employee works beyond their regular or standard working hours, typically 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. Employees receive overtime pay for working these extra hours, payable at a minimum of 1.5 times […]
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What is indirect discrimination? Discrimination can take many forms, including “‘indirect discrimination,” where otherwise neutral policies may have an adverse effect on certain groups of people who belong to a group protected by law from discrimination. This type of discrimination can happen unintentionally but still has a discriminatory impact. The British Columbia Human Rights Code (the “Code”)
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The common misconception about wrongful dismissal is that it happens when your employer terminates you without a good reason. In reality, wrongful dismissal occurs, not because the employee is terminated without cause, but because the termination occurred without any advanced notice. In non-unionized employment, an employer can terminate an employee with or without a valid
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Employees north and south of the Canadian border are making news by unionizing their workplaces. Amazon and Starbucks are just two examples of powerful, multinational corporate employers now facing a more level playing field when negotiating the wages and working conditions of many of their workers. Workers who are unionized have better wages, working conditions, and job security. The
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“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 a human rights complaint: Explain the discrimination in
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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
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What do I do if I’m working in a toxic work environment? Over the years, laws in Canada have evolved to protect workers from toxic work environments. Today, more Canadians than ever understand the legal right to a safe and healthy workplace that is free of bullying and harassment or discrimination under human rights law.
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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
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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.
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