On March 23, 2020, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 received Royal Assent. Here are the highlights of the amendments now in force: Unpaid leave for personal illness or injury S. 49.19 is added to the Employment Standards (the “ESA”) to provide for unpaid leave of up to 3 days in each employmentContinue reading “Changes to the Employment Standards Act related to COVID-19”
LAYOFF: The landscape in British Columbia
Print version available here. In British Columbia, B.C. Employment Standards Act1 (“B.C. ESA”) governs the relationship between employers and employees with respect to their rights governing the practice of administrative suspension for economic reasons, commonly known as temporary layoffs. B.C. ESA, however, only provides a part of the picture and to complete that picture, one mustContinue reading “LAYOFF: The landscape in British Columbia”
Temporary Layoff: A Comparative Review of the Law across British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario
Print version available here . I. INTRODUCTION In a fluctuating economy, an employer may search for ways to cut costs, if it is to survive. One consideration the employer may make is to temporarily layoff some of its employees during the slow period. Layoff, generally speaking, is a practice that temporarily suspends –not terminates– theContinue reading “Temporary Layoff: A Comparative Review of the Law across British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario”