Employment

Tribunal orders BC police watchdog to pay $52K after it rescinds job offer to female Métis lawyer
BC's police watchdog has been ordered to pay $52,000 to a female Métis lawyer after…

BC man whose job offer nixed over criminal record wins 1st round of human rights case
A BC man who had a job offer rescinded has won the first round of…

Why Okanagan businesses should hire someone on autism spectrum this summer
As the Okanagan gets ready for a busy summer, the Ready, Willing and Able program…

Women in Trades program gone from Okanagan College
After 16 years, the Women in Trades program at Okanagan College has ended due to…

The challenges of finding a job in Okanagan for those on autism spectrum
Finding a job is challenging, especially for individuals on the autism spectrum. Programs like Ready,…

Why sheltering the homeless in the Okanagan isn’t enough
While the Okanagan unhoused community has to face a myriad of issues to answer their…

Kelowna’s living wage takes huge jump with Kamloops not far behind
The BC office of a national left-wing think tank has released its calculations of this…

Almost 9,000 people have found jobs in Central Okanagan so far this year
The number of people working in the Central Okanagan by the end of September was…

BC business owner who exploited immigrant employee ordered to pay $61,000
A BC business owner who knowingly exploited a young female South Asian immigrant by taking…

Vernon woman sues counsellors association alleging workplace bullying
A Vernon resident is accusing the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association of bullying and harassment and…

Summerland the next municipality to test a four-day work week
The District of Summerland is piloting a four-day work week for the next 18 months…

Former Kelowna RCMP officer suing after job offer nixed
A Kelowna RCMP officer who purposely opted to take a medical discharge so he could…

Former WFN employee sues after he was blocked from taking parental leave
A former Westbank First Nation employee has launched a civil suit against the Band after…

Employer-paid sick days will not be rising from five to 15 in B.C.
The provincial government is under pressure to triple the number of employer-paid sick days from…

B.C. union loses fight over lumber mill’s new fingerprint time clock
A B.C. union has lost a fight against a lumber mill that started using fingerprint…