In-Depth Analysis
In this issue: Class Action on Unpaid Overtime: Employer Liable for “Permitting” Employees to Work Overtime, Increased Paid Sick Leave and Additional Bereavement Leave Coming to the Canada Labour Code, An Update on Successful Employer Vaccination Policies.
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Announcement
Mathews Dinsdale is pleased to announce the opening of our Victoria office to support employers on Vancouver Island and to further support employers in Western Canada. The Victoria office is located in the historic Old Victoria Customs House at 1002 Wharf Street, Victoria, BC. Read more.
COVID-19
A review of the B.C. Supreme Court certification of a class action lawsuit brought by former employees against the owners of the Pan Pacific Hotel in relation to employment being terminated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In-Depth Analysis
In this issue: Drafting an Enforceable Mandatory Vaccination Policy, Enforceability of Termination Clauses in Employment Contracts and Employment in the Gig Economy.
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COVID-19
In the first reported judgement concerning this issue in B.C. we summarize the decision, and the impact of it for employers facing litigation, or threats of litigation, from former employees dismissed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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