How has the Court interpreted the Employment Standards Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Helping Hands Agency Ltd. v. British Columbia (Director of Employment Standards), 1995 CanLII 439 (BC CA):
13 In Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd. (1992), 1992 CanLII 102 (SCC), 91 D.L.R. (4th) 491 (S.C.C.) Mr. Justice Iacobucci, writing for the majority, at 507, interpreted the Employment Standards Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 137 by giving it a fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation.
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