Labour and Employment Lawyers with Legal expertise + practical business knowledge

Combined, they result in the handling of your labour and employment issues with speed, skill and confidence.

Employment Law

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Human Rights

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Political Law and Government Relations

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Labour Law

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Privacy Law

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Strategic Business Advice

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Workers Compensation

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Industries/Clients

Our clients operate in virtually every sector of the economy, and include some of the world’s largest multi-national companies.

We also represent employers in most major industries in British Columbia, including transportation, retail, information technology, forestry and mining. In the public sector, we represent several municipalities. Our firm also acts for many First Nations and aboriginal employers across British Columbia. We also are frequently retained by senior executives and management to resolve their employment disputes, including wrongful dismissal actions.

Municipalities

Advising municipalities concerning their employment and labour relations is a specialized area of practice. Our firm has deep experience in this area, having represented municipalities of various sizes across the province for many years.

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Hospitality

Our lawyers represent several clients in the hospitality industry, including hotels, restaurants, bars, lounges, casinos and catering and special event planning companies.

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First Nations/Aboriginal

Our lawyers represent several First Nations employers across British Columbia, including band councils, health centres, First Nations schools, economic development corporations, social services agencies and First Nations-owned businesses.

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Transportation

Our firm represents several clients in the transportation industry, including both union and non-union employers operating in the areas of marine, road, rail and aviation transportation.

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Lawyers

At Pulver Crawford Munroe, our lawyers practice exclusively in labour and employment law. We know the players, we know the rules, and we have decades of practical experience. Our lawyers appear regularly before labour relations boards, human rights and employment standards tribunals, arbitration boards, and other administrative tribunals. We also have experience at all court levels, including the British Columbia and Federal trial and appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Susan P. Arnold *

Susan P. Arnold *

Dean A. Crawford, Q.C.

Dean A. Crawford, Q.C.

Jessica Forman

Jessica Forman

M. Patricia Gallivan, Q.C. *

M. Patricia Gallivan, Q.C. *

Clare B. Hauer

Clare B. Hauer

Marcia McNeil *

Marcia McNeil *

Craig Munroe *

Craig Munroe *

Paul M. Pulver *

Paul M. Pulver *

Peter R. Sheen *

Peter R. Sheen *

Marino Sveinson *

Marino Sveinson *

Nicholas S. Valsamis

Nicholas S. Valsamis

Mark V. Walsh

Mark V. Walsh

  • The contract of employment has many characteristics that set it apart from the ordinary commercial contract.
    Wallace v. United Grain Growers
  • The contract under consideration here is not a simple commercial exchange in the marketplace of goods and services. A contract of employment is typically of longer term and more personal in nature than most contracts, and involves greater mutual dependence and trust, with a correspondingly greater opportunity for harm or abuse.
    Deidal v. Tod Mountain Development Ltd.
  • An employment relationship is based on contract. However, it is not like purchasing a car — a contract governing a discrete transaction. It is a transitional contract in which each of the employer and employee can reasonably expect more from each other as the relationship continues.
    Ditchburn v. Landis & Gyr Powers Ltd.
  • Work is one of the most fundamental aspects in a person's life, providing the individual with a means of financial support and, as importantly, a contributory role in society. A person's employment is an essential component of his or her sense of identity, self-worth and emotional well-being.
    Reference Re Public Service Employee Relations Act
  • I begin with the proposition that an employer has a right to determine how his business shall be conducted. He may lay down any procedures he thinks advisable so long as they are neither contrary to law nor dishonest nor dangerous to the health of the employees and are within the ambit of the job for which any particular employee was hired. It is not for the employee nor for the court to consider the wisdom of the procedures.
    Stein v. British Columbia Housing Management Commission

Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP

Vancouver
410 One Bentall Centre
505 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC, V7X 1M3

Victoria
204 - 388 Harbour Road
Victoria, BC V9A 3S1

Tel: (604) 682-1866
Fax: (604) 682-6947

AR & AP Contact: [email protected]

Tel: (778) 433-1166
Fax: (778) 433-3726