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In a recent article, Robert Smithson explores how a recent court decision involving Scouts Canada and a volunteer may set a precedent for treating volunteer relationships more like employment, which could have implications for charitable organizations that rely on volunteers.

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Are you in the habit of using a two-step approach to advancing an offer of employment? First send the candidate the desired terms of employment and then, when the employee has accepted, you send a detailed employment agreement for signing? If so, read on. Robert Smithson weighs in after BC Court ruling.