Employment Law and Labour Law

A law student shares the three critical factors that guided their decision-making during the competitive 2L summer student recruitment process, revealing how they evaluated firms based on practice area diversity, mentorship support, and commitment to inclusion. The article provides practical insights into identifying what matters most when choosing where to build a legal career.

Employers may have a duty to investigate workplace harassment even where no official or formal complaint has been made. If an employer becomes aware of potentially inappropriate conduct – whether through an informal...

In Tyler v. City of Powell River, 2025 BCHRT 316, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint of employment discrimination on the ground of mental disability that had been brought...

The British Columbia Court of Appeal examined whether a long-standing remote work arrangement can become a binding employment term, and what happens when an employer unilaterally changes it.

In Ontario, employees with less than three (3) months of service typically do not qualify for statutory notice of termination under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.

Explore comprehensive insights on Canadian employment and labour law, covering workplace regulations, employee rights, termination provisions, and emerging legislative changes across federal and provincial jurisdictions. Stay informed on critical developments affecting employers and employees in today's evolving workplace landscape.

Growing companies often find their finance teams struggling to keep pace with business complexity. When reporting cycles extend, forecasts go unused, and cash flow becomes reactive, it signals that finance has shifted from driving clarity to merely keeping up. Understanding when to evolve your finance function—and how outsourcing can add the missing strategic layers—becomes critical to maintaining control and supporting informed decision-making.

DRG Outsourcing (Pty) Ltd retrenched three employees in January 2023. The employees referred an unfair dismissal dispute, which found its way to the Labour Court.

Family offices today face growing complexity driven by generational transitions, a growing number of family stakeholders...

Comment prendre des mesures disciplinaires contre un employé qui dénonce des violations présumées à la législation en valeurs mobilières? Pas facilement, selon l'arrêt McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc.

How do you discipline an employee who reports alleged breaches of securities law? Not easily, according to McPherson v. Global Growth Assets Inc.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released the first judicial interpretation of the anti‑reprisal provisions in Part XXI.2 of the Ontario Securities Act (the Act).