Dallan Poulin

Sick Day: Five Days’ Paid Leave for BC Employees Starts January 1, 2022

By Dallan Poulin on December 2, 2021 Posted in Canada, North America

On November 24, 2021, the Government of British Columbia announced that, as of January 1, 2022, eligible employees will be entitled to five paid days of sick leave per year, pursuant to amendments to the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and Employment Standards Regulation, for any personal illness or injury. This entitlement is in addition to … Continue reading

Say It Ain’t So, I Will Not Go: Responding to Employee Requests to Not Return to the Workplace in British Columbia

By Dallan Poulin on July 7, 2020 Posted in Canada, Coronavirus

Following the unveiling of BC’s Restart Plan, and as part of the province’s transition to the “new normal”, many British Columbian employers are welcoming their employees back to the traditional pre-pandemic workplace. However, given the current climate of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers will inevitably be met with requests from employees wishing to not return to … Continue reading

Stick to the Program – BC Supreme Court awards discretionary bonus to terminated employee based on “reasonable expectations”

By Dallan Poulin on April 3, 2019 Posted in Canada

In Thoma v. Schaefer Elevator Components Inc., 2019 BCSC 100, Mr. Thoma’s employment contract allowed his employer, Schaefer Elevator, to terminate his employment without cause on six months’ notice by providing Mr. Thoma his “contractually agreed remuneration during the six months’ notice period.” Mr. Thoma claimed that this included payment of an annual bonus and that … Continue reading