Chris Drinovz
32615 S Fraser Way #307 V2T 1X8 Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Call to Action: $525,250 in funding available in Surrey area for charities supporting COVID-19 response as SurreyCares takes part in second round of Emergency Community Support Fund. SurreyCares will be provided $525,250 to support local charities in Surrey, White Rock, Langley City and Langley Township responding to COVID-19. If you know anyone who should apply please share this with them. Details below. Starting on October 5, 2020, we began accepting applications for fund...ing from qualified donees. The deadline to submit an application is October 30, 2020. Grants can be used for a variety of purposes, including to cover staffing or resource needs, purchase assistance and more. Charities and community organizations are invited to visit the foundation website for eligibility and application details: https://lnkd.in/gsW2tDa The first round of funding was disbursed in June and July, SurreyCares awarded $991,148 to 34 organizations in the area. Check out this video to learn more about the great work that happens at Surrey Cares: https://lnkd.in/g4_uT94

Reminder to employers from WorkSafeBC: the deferral period for Q1 and Q2 assessment premiums will end on October 20, 2020. Employers will have to pay their premiums for Q1, Q2, and Q3 in full by this date, and return to their regular reporting and payment schedule going forward. If you receive a CEWS subsidy, you do not have to include the wages of any furloughed workers (i.e., those on paid leave and not working) in your calculation of assessable payroll.... More details on how to submit payment: https://www.worksafebc.com//deferral-q1-q2-payments-ends-O

Today marks 1 year since Michael Weiler joined our Employment & Labour group at Kane Shannon Weiler LLP, one day after his birthday, and what a year this has been. Mike brings over 35 years of experience in the employment and labour field! He’s been a great mentor to me, and today seems like the perfect day to share the next Fireside Chat video from our series on a topic that is near and dear to Mike: Fireside Chat: Unions - What should businesses expect from Unions coming this fall?

I am very proud and excited to introduce two new members of our growing Employment & Labour Group at KSW Lawyers: Junki Hong and Alejandra (Ale) Henao. Junki is an experienced trial lawyer with a background in employment law, intellectual property law, and commercial litigation. Prior to obtaining his law degree from the University of Victoria, Junki earned a degree in engineering physics and worked at a nanophotonics company in Vancouver. Junki is also an accomplished piano ...player and heavily involved with his community. Ale has a particular expertise in WorkSafeBC matters, and also practices employment and human rights law. Ale’s extensive volunteer experience includes being an executive member of the TRU Black Law Students’ Association and creating and facilitating content and programs for the West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). Welcome Junki and Ale to the KSW team! Kane Shannon Weiler LLP

We are inviting all charities and non-profits serving #SurreyBC to go to https://www.surreycares.org/charity-needs-application-form and complete the form to be ...listed in our online directory which we anticipate will launch sometime in November. Please help us spread the word. City of Surrey, Surrey Now-Leader Newspaper, Surrey Board of Trade, Downtown Surrey BIA, Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce Thank you. #communityfoundationsmonth2020

Fireside Chat: Chris Drinovz and Mike Weiler of the Employment & Labour Law Group at Kane Shannon Weiler LLP discuss current developments for businesses in BC regarding layoffs, deemed terminations and BC Employment Standards Act variation applications.

Between July 20 and Aug. 30, the Employment Standards Branch approved 502 variance applications covering 9,154 workers with an average approval time of three days or less. This process will remain in place so employers and employees can apply to extend temporary layoffs where needed: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020LBR0030-001639 Important Note: temporary layoffs are not automatically extended - if you have employees who are still on them you need to apply for a variance ...otherwise your employees are deemed to be terminated and entitled to termination pay past the 24 week layoff period. Read more about the application process here: https://www.ksw.bc.ca/2020/07/21/variance-application/