In A Flash
Starting December 15, 2020, employers in BC will be required to register with the Province before hiring temporary foreign workers. This article summarizes these new requirements.
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In A Flash
In Spears v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 329, the employee, a public servant, was dismissed for misconduct after failing to comply with her employer’s Covid-19 Vaccination Policy, despite her status as a remote worker. Her subsequent application for employment insurance (“EI”) benefits was denied. After two failed appeals, the employee brought the matter before the Federal Court on judicial review. On February 28, 2024, the Federal Court dismissed her application, thereby affirming the original decision to deny her EI benefits.
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In A Flash
In Max Aicher (North America) Limited, v Richard Bell, and Director of Employment Standards, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“OLRB”) confirmed that an employer does not owe a statutory duty of procedural fairness to employees when terminating for wilful misconduct.
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