Hi all, I am pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members who volunteered to fill vacancies: Melanie Mortensen and Evan Barchuck. Melanie works in an excluded Legislative Counsel position and Evan is a tax litigator in JHR. It is wonderful to have representation from these groups on our …
Hi BCGLA members, What changes, you say? Many changes for lawyers forced into the PEA: We are no longer receiving PRA or ETO/EDOs. We now are expected to pay our own law society invoices and seek partial reimbursement from the employer. Overtime compensation is dictated by Article 15 of the PEA collective …
Hi BCGLA Members, I write to provide updates on four items: Dues deduction, Joint Committee, T&C of employment, Charter Litigation, and to invite expressions of interest (EOI) for one or more board positions. Dues deduction – All members should now see a deduction for “Ass’n Dues Legal Service Br. …
Colleagues, Last week marked the one-year anniversary of our principled day of job action in response to Bill 5. You may recall that our job action coincided with lengthy House debates on the bill, which the government initially shelved and then (surprise!) brought on for second reading at the end …