by KSW | Mar 30, 2016 | Employment and Labour Blog
Written by Michael J Weiler A Spanish court has ruled that a civil servant who failed to show up to work for years in the southern city of Cadiz must pay back nearly 27,000 euros in wages. The ruling said the employee of a city-owned water utility did not appear at...
by KSW | Mar 30, 2016 | Employment and Labour Blog
Written by Michael J Weiler In my December 2015 blog post I reported on the increasing number of cases outside BC where damage awards were exceeding the normal “rough upper limit” of 24 months. I opined that likely the 24-month limit would continue to apply in British...
by KSW | Mar 30, 2016 | Employment and Labour Blog
Written by Michael J Weiler A step backwards In June 2015 the Federal Conservatives passed legislation to ensure that all federally regulated employees would have a secret ballot vote in any union certification application. As one of the first orders of business the...
by KSW | Mar 30, 2016 | Employment and Labour Blog
Written by Michael J Weiler For many years Mike has been fortunate in being an active member of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce Policy Review Committee with input on all labour, employment, human rights, WorkSafe matters, etc. As the voice of small and medium-sized...
by KSW | Mar 30, 2016 | Employment and Labour Blog
Written by Michael J Weiler Mike Weiler is an active member and committee member of the BC Chamber of Commerce. Through that, Mike also participates as a member of the Employee Relations Committee of the Business Council of British Columbia. The Business Council’s...