You Are Making Me Sick
In case you had any doubt that stress is a physiologically based reaction that can lead to severe health problems, take a look at the work of Robert Sapolsky. This kind of research may be the basis for some very…
Category: Employment Law
Criminal Record Pardon and Hiring
Take a look at, Montréal (City) v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2008 SCC 48, for the latest position on criminal offence pardons and hiring suitability. The case has a very extensive…
Termination for Blogging
See this case for an employee that was fired for her negative workplace comments on her blog. You actually don't have freedom of speech to be rude and disrespectful of your workplace and co-workers.
Unpaid Parental Leave: When Can You Start?
British Columbia Securities Commission v. Burke, 2008 BCSC 1244, holds that parental leave can start anytime within the 52 weeks following child birth. The issue was whether the leave had to be started and finished within the 52 week period…
Better Living Through No Chemistry?
Wow. Big move in the right direction? The construction industry in BC is now, with union consent, moving towards mandatory drug testing. I guess everyone on site wants to be sure that the crane operator and the guy in the…