In British Columbia, can a non-union part-time employee be forced to work full time?

Hi colibri-ga,

This might prove useful:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/L-2/

After casually glancing, if you have a written contract regarding your
agreement to work part time, it appears as if your employer _may_ have
to give you notice to increase your hours.

Reference:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/L-2/16813.html#rid-16837

Part-time employment is a quasi grey area, and it would require over
an hour on the Internet to locate case law on this, or an
International (to me) phone call.

Good luck,
--Cynthia

I would safely say that you can not be forced, and you can probably
sue for damages if you can prove that santions were applied because
you refused to work full time for an extended period. Typically the
the employer can caim that what you call force are not related to your
refusal to work full time long term. The low probability of a good
outcome typically does not justify the stress of persueing the matter.
Don't quit, but do start looking for another job. You may have to lie
to get the time off to go for interviews, unless you have some
personel days coming. Occassionlly the employer will become more
reasonable if they figure out you are really serious instead of being
a chronic complainer.  Neil