COVID-19 and the workplace – what’s next?
On March 10 BC announced significant changes to public health orders. It includes the repeal of the BC indoor mask order along with eased restrictions on long-term care visitors, faith gatherings and…
On March 10 BC announced significant changes to public health orders. It includes the repeal of the BC indoor mask order along with eased restrictions on long-term care visitors, faith gatherings and…
This week Dr Bonnie Henry, BC’s Provincial Health Officer, advised employers to develop business contingency plans that account for as much as 1/3 of their workforce to be off sick in the…
As vaccination mandates in Canadian workplaces become more prevalent for both federally and provincially regulated sectors in Canada, we thought it would be interesting to learn how other countries and jurisdictions are…
If you live in BC, you’re among thousands of parents absorbing the news about the coming school year. Within the next couple of weeks, kids will be back in the classroom. All…
More and more workplaces are either mandated by public health orders or are taking it on themselves to create a workplace vaccination policy which attempts to address privacy, safety, and health considerations.…
There have been several comments made in various zoom conversations over the last month about how great it has been to have experienced fewer colds and flus over the course of the…
As provinces across the country prepare for the grand “restart”, many are considering how to return employees to the workplace. Of course, some workplaces have had employees onsite every day but even…
A common question we get asked these days is ‘Can I require my employees to be vaccinated?’ and according to legal experts the answer to this question is ‘probably not’, but the…
After navigating the “work from home” reality for more than a year now, you would think that employees would be chomping at the bit to return to the days of being together…