April 20, 2016 by Dana Hooker in Employment Standards
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Early Termination of Fixed Term Contract Results in Employee Windfall (Or the Dangers of Dubious Drafting)

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently awarded an employee, whose fixed-term contract was terminated on a without cause basis twenty-three months into a five-year term, damages reflecting the balance of his remuneration under the Agreement. The employee,...

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December 17, 2015 by Dana Hooker in Workers' Compensation
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Employee Satisfaction: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Satisfaction and Engagement Surveys Many employers employ quantitative and qualitative tools to measure employee engagement and satisfaction in the workplace. As 2015 draws to a close, and we reflect on the events of the previous year and plan for 2016...

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November 17, 2015 by Dana Hooker in Human Rights
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Patently Unreasonable: BC Supreme Court Rejects Human Rights Tribunal’s Landmark Injury to Dignity Award Which Emphasized Professional Status

In 2013 the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal found that the University of British Columbia had discriminated against Dr. Carl Kelly when it dismissed him from its Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Kelly was awarded damages, including, signif...

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May 23, 2014 by Dana Hooker in British Columbia, English, Human Rights
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Your Partners Are Not Your Employees: Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Application of the Control/Dependency Test

In 2009, John McCormick, an equity partner in the law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (the “Firm”) filed a complaint with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, alleging the Firm’s requirement that equity partners retire from the partners...

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