Donovan Plomp

Impact of COVID-19 on the Duty to Mitigate: Early Indications in BC Supreme Court Decision

Canada - February 3 2021 Following termination of employment, employees who are seeking damages for wrongful dismissal have a duty to mitigate their losses by taking…

Jordan Chu

COVID-19 Update : Reopening of Physical Workplaces and Return to Work - Considerations for the Agri-Food and Manufacturing Sectors

Canada - May 6 2020 Most Canadian provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec, have now announced frameworks for the reopening of businesses and…

Abigail Cheung, Lyndsey Delamont, Marco Fimiani, Carmen Francis, Eloïse Gagné, Myriam Hacault, Meghan Hillstrom, Rick W Pawluk, Matthieu Rheault

COVID-19 Update: Moving Forward - Considerations for the Re-Opening of Physical Workplaces

Canada, USA - April 29 2020 Governments and businesses have now begun to turn their minds toward the re-opening of the economy and physical workplaces. This past week, for…

Matthew Demeo, Marco Fimiani, Meghan Hillstrom, Laurence Landry-Plouffe, Trevor Lawson, Tim Lawson, Kate McNeill-Keller, Ben Ratelband, Jacques Rousse, Shana Wolch

Bill 30 - Changes to British Columbia’s Labour Relations Code

Canada - July 5 2019 The Labour Relations Code Amendment Act (“Bill 30”) received Royal Assent on May 30, 2019. The changes, which place more restrictions and…

BC Supreme Court Denies Workplace Poisoning Claim for Constructive Dismissal

Canada - May 16 2019 An employer must ensure that an employee’s work environment is not so hostile that work becomes impossible or continued employment intolerable…