CLEBC - Courses On Demand

Employment Law 101 2026

Course Date: October 6, 2026

Full Course Materials

Total: 2h 34min

Course Agenda ▼

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Rob Seto (he/him) — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver

Courtney Burnett — KSW Lawyers, Surrey
Jaime H. Hoopes — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver

From Interview to Onboarding: Legal Essentials at the Start of Employment (9:10 – 10:00)

considerations during the interview process
contracts and compliance
why consideration is the most important thing you've never heard of

Dustin Horvat — Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver
Lia Moody (she/her) — HHBG Lawyers, Vancouver

In the Thick of It: Issues and Scenarios that Arise During Active Employment (10:00 – 10:50)

accommodation and human rights
workplace injuries and return-to-work obligations
the operation of the Employment Standards Act
common law issues including vicarious liability and constructive dismissal

Nazanin Panah (she/her) — Inlet Employment Law, Port Moody
Darren Sall — KSW Lawyers, Surrey

BREAK (10:50 – 11:05)

The End of the Employment Relationship (11:05 – 11:55)

An overview of how the employment relationship ends, examined from both employer and employee counsel perspectives. The session sets out the governing framework, works through each way a relationship can end, and closes with guidance on advising a client who arrives with a potential claim.

Framework: the statutory minimum standards and common law reasonable notice that underlie every termination.
Termination without cause: dismissal on notice or pay in lieu, and how reasonable notice is assessed.
Termination with cause: when misconduct justifies dismissal, and the employer's burden to prove it.
Constructive dismissal: when a unilateral change to the relationship amounts to a dismissal.
Resignation: when a departure is clear, voluntary, and unequivocal.
Abandonment: when conduct shows an intention to no longer be bound.