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BC’s Provincial Nominee Program: What Employers Need to Know

Administered by the Province of BC under an agreement with Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”), the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) is the province’s only direct economic immigration tool for bringing in new British Columbians.

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“Tweets Are My Own” – Except When Your Company’s Reputation Is On The Line

Employers can ask workers not to identify themselves as employees on personal social media accounts.

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Can Employers Test For Drug & Alcohol Use In The Workplace?

Whether or not an employer can lawfully test for the use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace will depend on the nature of the workplace, the type of testing the employer wishes to utilize and the circumstances under which such testing occurs.

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Dealing with Accident and Injury at the Workplace

This article describes requirements for reporting work-related injuries, diseases, accidents, and close calls to WorkSafeBC.

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Averaging Agreements

Section 37 of the Employment Standards Act allows employees and employers to agree on work schedules that are irregular and that would otherwise attract overtime. As a tourism employer, you might find that averaging agreements provide a degree of flexibility and related cost savings.

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Marijuana At Work: Six Things Employers Should Know

The Canadian government has legalized marijuana for non-medical use. The rapid and significant changes to the legal status of marijuana raise new questions and challenges for Canadian employers.

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Addiction is Not a Blanket Excuse for Misconduct

There can be little doubt that dealing with employees suffering the disease of addiction is a challenge for human resources professionals. That challenge becomes greater when the employee raises the addiction as an excuse for engaging in misconduct.

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Accommodating Employees’ “Family Status”: A Legal Imperative?

In the era of the “sandwich generation”, many employees are balancing work with significant family obligations – caring for children, aging parents, or both. Many employers seeking to retain valued employees have been considering and implementing temporary or even permanent flexible work arrangements in an effort to assist employees in balancing their work and family responsibilities.

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What is Workplace Harassment?

Workplace harassment is very high profile in the news right now, but do you know what it involves?

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Defining Discrimination and the Proscribed Grounds

Discrimination occurs when individuals or groups of people are judged or treated differently on the basis of certain characteristics or stereotypes rather than on the basis of their individual merits or abilities.