This case concerns a claim for wrongful dismissal brought by a pastor against his former church. In his claim the pastor seeks, amongst other relief, compensation in lieu of reasonable notice after being terminated from his job. The defendant church applied to summarily dismiss the pastor’s claim on the basis that he should not be … Continued
Hospital-based doctors reach interim deal with Island Health
Consider, if you will, what it would feel like to stand in front of the Supreme Court of Canada and face questions like: ‘if what you’re saying is right, wouldn’t that mean you could eliminate someone’s job for being pregnant, or because of their religion?’ I hope that you have concluded it would not feel very good to face such questions.
The Supreme Court of Canada has rendered its decision in the case of McCormick v Fasken. cite 2014 SCC 39 The Court agreed with the appellant that the British Columbia Court of Appeal was incorrect in relying exclusively on partnership law in its analysis. It was determined that the test for who has the benefit … Continued
Pensions, Job Performance, Discrimination and Accommodation: Coping with the challenges of an aging workforce 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM (April 23 and 24, 2014) TOPICS The converging factors of an aging population, retirement and pension plan insecurity, and the end of mandatory retirement have resulted in an increased percentage of older workers in the workplace. With … Continued
TevlinGleadle lawyers will figure prominently at the annual CLE Employment Law Conference scheduled for May 8th and 9th, 2014 in Vancouver, BC. Murray Tevlin’s presentation: Policy Issues in Employment Law why is reasonable notice what it is? why is it calculated the way it is, instead of some other, better way? what are the … Continued
Pensions, Job Performance, Discrimination and Accommodation: Coping with the challenges of an aging workforce
TevlinGleadle lawyers will figure prominently at the annual CLE Employment Law Conference scheduled for May 8th and 9th, 2014 in Vancouver, BC.
B.C. Lottery Corporation has recently terminated a large number of employees. Our understanding is that this reflects BCLC’s position that people are moving to online gambling, resulting in a need to reorganize. Some of these terminations may take the form of constructive dismissal – an erosion of one’s actual job to a point it becomes unacceptable.
The Supreme Court of Canada has now archived its webcast of the proceedings in this important appeal involving issues of cental importance to the scope of human rights legislation in Canada. The case involves age discrimination against a law partner in a large Canadian law firm, but the issues involve the right of persons to … Continued
I was fortunate to be referred to Tevlin Gleadle Curtis upon the surprising termination of my employment. During a very stressful time, their systematic and balanced approach provided the clarity and options essential to move a personally demanding process forward. Their effort and quick reaction times resulted in a court appearance four months post dismissal and a favourable judgement one an half months later.