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“I’m Out of Here”

February 27, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo: courtesy of pexels, Nathan Cowley

Sometimes tensions rise in the workplace and someone storms out the door in the heat of the moment. Other times, an employee repeatedly fails to show up for work, without providing an explanation. Or, an employer makes the workplace so intolerable for...

Temporary Lay-Off or Dismissal?

July 27, 2019
Susan Kootnekoff
Photo Credit: "unemployed (222/365)" by LeRamz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Many employers assume that if work slows down, they can simply “lay off” workers temporarily until things pick up again. Some employees in this situation may wonder if they have been dismissed. Under the B.C. Employment Standards Act (ESA), a “temporary layoff”...