Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP Lawyers Recognized in the 17th Edition of Best Lawyer in Canada
Congratulations to Susan Arnold, Dean Crawford, KC, Marcia McNeil, Craig Munroe, Paul Pulver, Peter Sheen, Marino Sveinson, and Jessica Thomson for being recognized by their peers and listed in the 17th Edition of Best Lawyers in CanadaTM in the fields…
Temporary changes to the performance of job duties may not amount to constructive dismissal
Taylor Topliss In certain circumstances, an employer may temporarily change how an employee performs the duties of their job and it will not be considered constructive dismissal. In constructive dismissal cases, an employee must prove the employer evinced an intention…
Refusal to comply with face mask policy was repudiation, not constructive dismissal
Taylor Topliss Benke v Loblaw Companies Limited, 2022 ABQB 461 (CanLII) In this case, a grocery store employee, Mr. Benke, refused to comply with a municipal bylaw requiring face masks in public premises and his employer’s policy requiring face masks…
Non-Disparagement Clause Upheld
Taylor Sterzuk Summary Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP recently represented a Municipal Police Board (the “Board) in an arbitration decision which determined that a non-disparaging comments clause in a Settlement Agreement between the Board, a Police Association (the “Union”), and a…
Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP featured in the 2022 Lexpert® “Who’s Who” ranking of Employment and Labour Relations Law Firms in Vancouver
Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP is proud to be recognized as a leading labour and employment law firm in the 2022 Lexpert® rankings for Vancouver. Since 1994, Lexpert® Canada surveys have recognized the country’s leading lawyers and law firms based on…
Single-step Union Certification Receives Royal Assent and Comes into Effect
Negina Khalil Bill 10, the Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 2022, was introduced by the Government of British Columbia on April 6, 2022. On June 2, 2022, Bill 10 received Royal Assent and is now in effect. As a result,…
Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP joins the South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) as their first law firm partner
We are excited to announce that Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP has joined the South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) as the first law firm member in their regional economic alliance. SIPP acts as an integrator of leaders and sectors to create…
Webinar Alert: June 7, 2022 – Post-Pandemic Workforce Management: What HR and LR Professionals Need to Know
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the nature of how work is done. What will the post-pandemic workforce look like across Canada? What new obligations and risks exist for Canadian employers? On June 7, 2022, Marcia McNeil of our office…
Who’s Who Legal names Craig Munroe one of Canada’s thought leaders in Labour & Employment law 2022
We are delighted to announce that Craig Munroe has been recognized as a Canadian thought leader in the 2022 edition of Who’s Who Legal for labour and employment law. Who’s Who Legal publications feature over 27,000 of the world’s leading…
BC Hydro’s Mandatory Vaccine Policy was Reasonable, but Threat of Discipline was Not
Taylor Topliss Summary A recent arbitration decision, BC Hydro and Power Authority v International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 258, 2022 CanLII 25764 (BC LA), determined that BC Hydro’s mandatory vaccine policy was reasonable but the threat of discipline against…