by KSW | Jun 14, 2021 | Employment and Labour Blog
BC Court Deducts CERB From Wrongful Dismissal Award Author: Mike Weiler, KSW Lawyers Employment & Labour Group (mweiler@old.kswlawyers.ca) Share This Article: Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Email Share on Twitter Many clients have wondered what the...
by KSW | Jan 13, 2021 | Employment and Labour Blog
Can an Employer Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Author: Chris Drinovz, KSW Lawyers (cdd@old.kswlawyers.ca)Contact us for more information, 604-591-7321 Share This Article: Share On Facebook Share On Linkedin Share Via Email Share On Twitter This has...
by KSW | Jun 10, 2020 | Employment and Labour Blog
Layoffs and Severance Pay Written by: Employment & Labour Group On June 25, 2020, the BC government decided to further extend the temporary layoffs provision in the Employment Standards Act to a maximum of 24 weeks, expiring on August 30,...
by KSW | Dec 9, 2015 | Employment and Labour Blog
Written by Michael J Weiler As most readers will know, the essence of a wrongful dismissal lawsuit is a claim that the employer, absent a binding written agreement limiting its liability, terminated the employee without just cause and without “reasonable working...
by KSW | Dec 9, 2015 | Employment and Labour Blog
Written by Michael J Weiler Canadian employers continue to downsize in light of the collapse of the commodities market. Anglo-American announced earlier this week that it will terminate 85,000 employees worldwide due to poor economic circumstances. 1500 employees...