COVID & Updates Newsletter

In a recent article, Robert Smithson addressed the inherent weirdness of the B.C. government’s new paid sick leave rules. Those rules have recently been updated, and the weirdness just got… weirder. 

Robert Smithson provides his perspective on the 2021 addition to our Employment Standards Act.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from March March 25 to April 7, 2022.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from March 18 to March 24, 2022.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from March 11 to March 17, 2022.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from March 04 to March 10, 2022.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from Feb 25 to Mar 03, 2022.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from Feb 18 to Feb 24, 2022.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from Feb 11 to Feb 17, 2022.

Key announcements from the Federal, Ontario, Alberta and BC governments that touch on workplace legislation from Feb 04 to Feb 10, 2022.

If you were worried about how B.C.’s new “paid sick leave” rules would turn out, it appears your concern was very much justified. 

Robert Smithson provides his perspective on the unfriendly nuances of this amendment to our Employment Standards Act