Ryley Mennie

BC Court of Appeal clarifies employee’s duty to mitigate and necessary deductions for “avoided”, and “avoidable”, loss

Canada - March 8 2018 In Pakozdi v. B & B Heavy Civil Construction Ltd., 2018 BCCA 23, the British Columbia Court of Appeal addressed the treatment of replacement income in…

Alyssa Leung

Keeping an Eye on Employees - Guidance from BC’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Canada - January 18 2018 As technology becomes more inexpensive, accessible and ubiquitous, we are seeing an increase in employers’ use of surveillance tools. While workplace…

Genetic code meets Canada Labour Code

Canada, USA - October 5 2017 Genes are the building blocks of life, shaping our physical traits, personal characteristics, and our biological make-up, and the field of genetic…

These heels weren’t made for workin’… BC bans mandatory high heeled shoes in workplace

Canada - May 12 2017 On April 7, 2017, the BC Government issued a press release on having fulfilled its promise to ban mandatory high heels from BC workplaces. The change…

While there may be damages for employee’s lack of resignation notice, there is no reliable substitute for an enforceable restrictive covenant…

Canada - April 7 2017 A 2016 decision of the BC Court of Appeal is a good reminder to BC employers of the purpose of an employee’s obligation to provide reasonable notice…