Construction

P&J Solutions, a Burnaby renovation and construction firm, laid off Martha Lucia Tovar Castillo upon her return from maternity and parental leave and then terminated her employment. The British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal confirmed the company violated employment standards law by failing to return the worker to her position.

DNA Plumbing & Heating Ltd. terminated the employment of a worker who was participating in a unionization drive with Local 488 of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry. The Alberta Labour Relations Board found this termination breached Alberta's Labour Relations Code and issued a consent order requiring the company to allow union representatives to meet with workers.

JS Refrigeration has laid off one staff member hired for paperwork related to heat pump installations, with potential for additional layoffs. The layoffs result from the P.E.I. provincial government pausing its heat pump rebate program, which accounted for approximately 80% of the company's heat pump installation business.