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The Legal Buzz from Charlene Cleary.
Charlene Cleary is the principal and founding lawyer of Westshore Law in Victoria. Serving clients on Vancouver Island and the mainland, she enjoys helping other business owners work through existing issues and also to help prevent future problems. www.westshorelaw.ca

What does working in a pandemic mean?

Anna Dueck2024-04-05T07:35:04-07:00March 19th, 2020|COVID-19, HR, Legal, Newsletter|

These are difficult times. The changing landscape of COVID-19 will continue to riddle society with uncertainty. Business owners and employers are grappling with how to stay afloat, pay their employees and uphold their obligations to protect public health and safety.

February 2020 – Legal Buzz

Anna Dueck2024-04-05T07:35:03-07:00February 24th, 2020|Legal, Newsletter|

What our employees do outside of work is not our business, right? It depends. In some interoffice dating scenarios, the relationship or interactions may interfere with the employees’ jobs, reporting structure or safety.

Tis the Season for Office Holiday Parties

Anna Dueck2024-04-05T07:35:03-07:00December 4th, 2019|Legal|

December is packed with office parties and long festive lunches. Many of these parties involve the consumption of alcohol. And while we want our employees to enjoy themselves, we also know that over consumption of alcohol can quickly lead to problems. As employers, we are obligated to make sure the workplace is safe; this extends to venues and gatherings occurring offsite and after hours.

October 2019: Legal Buzz

Anna Dueck2024-04-05T07:35:03-07:00November 7th, 2019|Legal|

According to the Employment Standards Act of BC, non-management employees are entitled to receive 1 ½ times their regular pay after 8 hours a day or after 40 hours a week. They are entitled to double their regular pay after 12 hours a day. (Note: The law permits for averaging agreements but they must be compliant with the legislation.)

September 2019: Legal Buzz

Anna Dueck2024-04-05T07:35:01-07:00October 28th, 2019|Legal|

Do you have salaried employees or employees who work the same number of hours each day? Employers are often surprised to hear that they have an obligation to keep a daily record of hours, even for people whose hours don’t fluctuate.

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