temporary layoff in B.C.

B.C. Employment Standards Variances of 13 Week Temporary Lay Offs

September 11, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff
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Earlier this summer, the British Columbia government extended the Employment Standards Act (ESA) temporary layoff provisions to a maximum of 24 weeks for cases in which the COVID-19 emergency is a cause of all or part of the layoff. That...

Temporary Layoffs During COVID-19

July 24, 2020
Susan Kootnekoff

Many employees off work amid COVID-19 are wondering about their rights. Employers who have curtailed operations are wondering what liabilities may be lurking if upon resuming normal operations they return some but not all employees to work. When Can Employers Lay off...