BCjobs Blog

Hiring older workers seems to be part of an employer bandwagon. The shiny, new era of the elimination of mandatory retirement policies in British Columbia is but a few weeks old. That legal change seems to have come at an opportune moment for older workers.

Your organization could wind up with a huge financial liability if you’ve mislabelled employees as contractors. Find out your legal obligations and the respective status of both groups.

The recent introduction of so-called privacy legislation is having a ripple effect on employers’ human resources practices. One of these effects is the now frequent demand by employees to see the contents of their personnel file.

Restrictive covenants are often utilized by employers to govern the post-employment activities of key employees. The employer seeks to protect itself from damage imposed by former employees engaging in competitive business activities.

Terms of employment established when an employee starts a job don’t always suit an employer’s later needs. Employers frequently want to change terms of employment.

Followers of court decisions might be forgiven for thinking that large damage awards given by lower courts tend to be overturned by the courts of appeal. This is, in fact, often the case and perhaps that’s the way the system should work (lower courts stretching the boundaries of previous decisions and the higher courts stepping in when the limits have been stretched too far).

Why is onboarding important? If for no other reason, it’s because organizations are doing do it more frequently than ever. As the shortage of workers escalates exponentially, future-focused leaders need to be strategic about how to integrate their new hires quickly and effectively.

The application form is an under-utilized tool for screening out undesirable applicants. Many employers treat it as a way to obtain contact information for the applicant and little more.