Human Resources
Key Issues of the ESA
What follows is a brief review of your obligations under the Employment Standards Act on the key issues of overtime, uniforms, tips, dine-and-dash, cash shortages, vacations, split shifts, call-in, statutory holidays and breaks.
Investigation, Mediation and Adjudication
The Employment Standards Act (ESA) gives the Director broad powers of investigation and inspection.
Privacy in the Workplace
Comprehensive legislation concerning privacy and access to information has been in place for several years, but it is often overlooked by employers. It is important to consider the impact such legislation has on information you may have about your employees, customers, competitors or the general public. Below, we outline the existing legislation, recent amendments, and possible changes to the federal privacy regime in future.
Employee Privacy? What Privacy?
The scope of an employee’s right to privacy with respect to their workplace computer has been an increasingly contentious issue. In R v. Cole, a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), the Court tackled this issue within the context of a constitutional challenge on the admissibility of evidence in a criminal trial.
So Your Employee is an Anarchist
Employees often mistakenly believe there can be no repercussions at work for what they do during their off-duty hours. However, employers can take disciplinary action, and even decide to terminate employment, in some circumstances, particularly where the conduct has unfolded online or otherwise in the public eye, or where there is, or may be, a connection to the individual’s employment.
Do Employers Have to Pay the Cost of Obtaining Security Worker License?
In our winter 2009 newsletter, Dolden Wallace Folick LLP talked about the new rules affecting commercial liquor hosts in 2009 under the BC Security Services Act. go2HR has obtained a legal opinion from Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP about who pays the cost of training and certification.
What is Physical Disability? BC Human Rights Tribunal Confirms Legal Test under Human Rights Code
A 2014 decision by the BC Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) considered the evidence required to prove a “physical disability” under the Human Rights Code (Li v. Aluma Systems Inc. et al, 2014 BCHRT 270).
What Does Recreational Cannabis Mean For Liquor Licensees?
Recreational cannabis is now legal in Canada. Since this change in a century-old law, we have grappled with new questions and challenges for British Columbia’s liquor licensees.
Watch out Employers: WorkSafeBC Penalties are Increasing
Administrative penalties are fines imposed on employers for health and safety violations of the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and/or orders of WorkSafeBC, and for failure to take sufficient precautions to prevent workplace injuries or illnesses. Penalties are published as a deterrent and to highlight the importance of making workplaces safe.
Safety: For Both Your Employees and Your Business
Did you know there is direct relationship between safety and staying in business? It’s true. In BC, small businesses that fail after only one year of operation have an injury rate almost three times as high as those businesses that stay open for at least five years.