Colin Gibson

Colin Gibson

Colin G.M. Gibson is the partner at Harris & Company in Vancouver. He practises management-side labour and employment law, human rights, and post-secondary education law.

He can be reached at [email protected].

Can a manager’s micromanagement be considered bullying and harassment?

There’s a fine line between pressuring employees and actual bullying

Can an employee be required to use vacation during a temporary shutdown?

What are employers’ options if worker has already used vacation time for the year?

Being specific on just cause for dismissal

If an employment agreement has examples of misconduct, can the employer automatically dismiss a misbehaving worker without notice?

Rules around using a company laptop during an employee’s personal time

Can personal use outside of regular work hours be used as basis for discipline?

Can we promote and then demote?

Risk of constructive dismissal claim after moving employee back to original position

Criminal charges and convictions

What exactly can an employer ask about a job candidate’s police record?

Refusing to take a post-incident drug test

If a worker won’t co-operate with drug and alcohol testing, what can an employer do?

Redundancy during disability leave

The delicate process of employee dismissals without risking discrimination

How to protect sensitive information

If a worker requests accommodation, how does an employer balance privacy issues?

Recovering electronic devices from employees who’ve been dismissed

Liability risks surrounding personal files on devices are governed by privacy legislation