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Refusing a return to work after layoff found to be a complete failure to mitigate

In Blomme v. Princeton Standard Pellet Corporation, 2023 BCSC 652, Justice Mac Naughton had a situation involving a 64 year old Plant Supervisor with 20 years service in a small town who was initially laid off due to COVID on April 4, 2020 with an unexpected date of recall.

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Workplace assessments: The lens to improving culture post-pandemic

The pandemic has brought about unprecedented changes in the workplace over the past three years. Changes in the way work is done, the way people interact, the work environment and the ever-changing regulations that applied.

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How, where and when to wear a mask

To help with the enforcement of the mandatory mask rule, WorkSafeBC created several posters for employers to post in their workplaces that outline the specifics of how, where and when to wear a mask.

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