Information About The Employer’s Edge

Although uncommon, from time to time employers may find themselves dealing with job abandonment. As the very recent decision of Hettrick v Triple F Paving illustrates, however, it is crucial to seek legal advice even in what may seem to be the clearest of cases. The plaintiff in Triple F Paving, a 7 … Read more »

In The Sales Associate v. Aurora Biomed Inc. and others, 2021 BCHRT 5 the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled in favour of a Complainant who had been discriminated against on the basis of sex. This case provides important lessons for employers with regard to the importance of how subtle com … Read more »

Back in June of last year we wrote about an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that was, in a word, “troubling”, for employers: Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391.  The problem from an employer’s perspective was that the Court of Appeal essentially opened wide the door for plaintiffs … Read more »

Premier Doug Ford commenced his press conference this afternoon by declaring that, “Today we’re seeing some sunlight break through the clouds.” Ford makes this statement on the heels of a steady decline in new COVID-19 cases throughout the province over the past several weeks. This progress, Ford in … Read more »

Tort law – the law of civil (as opposed to criminal or contractual) wrongs and losses – rarely arises in a workplace context. It is even rarer that labour and employment professionals would need to be aware of the latest developments in that area. However, that is not the case with respect to a rece … Read more »