If I’m laid off in Alberta should I keep my new job off social media?
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What to Do (and Not Do) After You Have Been Fired in Alberta
Job loss can be devastating. Perhaps you have lost more than just a pay-cheque; you may feel as though you’ve lost friends, a sense of position and purpose in the ... more
What You Need to Know if You’ve Lost Your Job in Alberta
Even at the best of times, losing your job can be stressful. When it happens in times of recession, it becomes even more so as opportunities for alternative employment may be limited. ... more
Alberta Temporary Layoffs and COVID-19: What You Need to Know
Important changes were made to employment law in Alberta in June of this year to help businesses cope with the extreme measures taken against the COVID-19 outbreak. Tens of thousands of businesses ... more
Alberta Termination & Severance Pay Rights & What You Need to Know
You may be surprised just how many employers in Alberta are either not fully aware of their obligations or willfully neglect them when terminating employees. That leads to many cases of wrongful ... more
Severance Packages During the COVID-19 Pandemic
It will take some time for the Plaintiffs claiming wrongful dismissal in the COVID-19 era to get to trial. So, we don’t know how the Courts in Alberta will assess the pandemic ... more
COVID-19: the Human Rights Act, Family Status and Marital Status
As the world at large adjusts to the new reality of living with the risk of the COVID-19 virus, many individuals struggle with the anxiety of what it will mean for ... more
Employee Rights during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust all of Canadian society into upheaval, and it is particularly a difficult time for Canadian employees who are facing increasing uncertainty about the safety of their ... more
Don’t Badmouth Your Employer or Former Employer!
Joe, an employee at ABC Corp., is dismissed from his job. He goes home, and before he has had a chance to consult with a lawyer or consider his legal position ... more
Dunbar v Northern Air: Case Comment
Dunbar v Northern Air, 2019 ABPC 179 is a recent case of the Alberta Provincial Court. I write this case comment because this was a trial I ran and was successful ... more
An Employee’s Conduct After Termination Can Come Back to Haunt Them
In the context of termination of employment, our Courts have found that conduct that occurs even after an employee is terminated can affect whether an employer has just cause to terminate that employee. While ... more
Limitation Clauses – Keep Your Contract!
Employees, particularly younger employees entering the workforce for the first time, will occasionally fail to thoroughly review or negotiate the terms of their contract before signing them. This may be due to ... more
Random Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
Many employees, especially those who occupy “safety-sensitive” positions (where employees have their own safety and others’ in their hands), will be asked to submit to a drug and alcohol test of one ... more
Mental Disability: To Disclose, or Not to Disclose – That is the Question
In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Prince Hamlet utters the famous phrase “to be, or not to be, that is the question.” In this soliloquy, Prince Hamlet addresses the struggles of mental disability. Prince ... more
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