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Probation period

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read December 5, 2017

British Columbia Supreme Court rules on reasonable notice when an employee is terminated before their first day of work

In Buchanan v. Introjunction Ltd., 2017 BCSC 1002, the Court considered a case where the employer terminated the plaintiff’s employment before he commenced work. The Court rejected employer’s argument that the probation period clause applied to limit its liability to provide notice of termination of employment.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / employment agreement, employment law, Notice, Notice of termination, offer of employment, Probation period, reasonable notice, termination, wrongful dismissal

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read August 30, 2017

Sloan v. Just Energy Corporation: Pregnancy and fairness under the Code

The Code protects employees from discrimination based on various protected grounds. One of the more difficult of these may be pregnancy, as often the question becomes not whether or not the applicant was pregnant, but rather when the employer became aware of the pregnancy, and whether or not the pregnancy was a factor in the employee’s termination.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / discrimination based on pregnancy, duty to accommodate, fairness, hrto, Kevin Sambrano human rights paralegal, pregnancy, Probation period, Sloan v. Just Energy Corporation, termination, the Code, wrongful dismissal

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read March 31, 2016

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with three cases: One case looks at the "suitability test" to establish whether the employer acted in good faith; the second case looks at constructive dismissal; and the third case addresses the question of whether employers can terminate disobedient employees for cause.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / constructive dismissal, demotion claim, Dismissal, disobedient employee, employer acted in good faith, employment contract, employment law, just cause, Probation period, probationary employee, probationary period, suitability test, termination, termination of probationary employee, terminations

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