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Drug Addiction and Accommodation

Kemess Mines Ltd. v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115, 2006 BCCA 58 and, Health Employers Assn. of B.C. (Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital) v. B.C. Nursesâ€™ Union, 2006 BCCA 57, two recent BC Court of Appeal decisons, have been…

14 Rules of Profitable Management

by Johannes Schenk / On October 2, 2006 / In Employment Law

I happen to enjoy mechanical cameras. I enjoy them as much for their fine quality and mechanical working as I do using them. I bumped into an interesting article about older Japanese cameras that mentioned an early management guru, Dr.…

Reasonable Notice: 24 Months

by Johannes Schenk / On September 27, 2006 / In Employment Law

Stroppa v. Globe Foundry Ltd., 2005 BCSC 312, is a dismissal case. The defendant business was owned by three siblings. The 47 year old female plaintiff was one of those siblings and was also employed by the business as office…

Dismissal of an “At Pleasure Appointee”

by Johannes Schenk / On September 12, 2006 / In Employment Law, Municipal Law

Dismissal of statutory appointees has recently been examined by the BC Supreme Court in McKenzie v. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General et al., 2006 BCSC 1372 and Martin v. The City of Vancouver, 2006 BCSC 1260. Martin involved…

Videogame Addiction

by Johannes Schenk / On June 18, 2006 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law

There seems to be a new addiction: Videogame addiction. See this Washington Post article that discusses gaming addiction. Amsterdam's Smith and Jones Addiction Consultants now offers treatment for gaming addiction. Research on gaming addiction is thin at this point in…

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