Non-Competition Clauses

As an employer, you do have the right to include a non-competition clause, in British Columbia, as part of offering employment but the clause has to be reasonable.  A non-compete clause essentially restricts an employee from activities that cause “competition” with...

The Importance of Employment Contracts

One of the most important things you can do as an employer to protect your business and ensure fairness in the workplace is to have a written employment contract. When an employment relationship does not work out having a well written employment contract can protect...

The Importance of the Corporate Minute Book

If you have been managing a company or starting a company, you may be familiar with the term “corporate minute book”. However, it is easy to forget what a corporate minute book needs to contain and what its purpose is exactly. To start, a corporate minute book...

You Lucky Pet

A well-known theme of movies about animals involves the owner passing away and leaving their entire estate to their pets. This has also happened famously in real life. The world’s richest dog is Gunther IV as he inherited $375 million US from his dad who inherited his...