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Jan 19, 2015

| Labour Relations

Levelling the Federal Playing Field in Union Certification / Decertification

Just prior to beginning the holiday season themselves, the Senate of Canada gave federally regulated employers an early gift: the passing of Bill C...

Nov 21, 2014

| Workplace Safety and Insurance , Employment Standards , Labour Relations , Human Resources Support , Occupational Health and Safety

By Mike MacLellan

Bill 18: Stronger Workplaces for Stronger Economy Act, 2014 Passed to Law

On November 20, 2014 Bill 18 received Royal Assent, meaning that the Ontario Legislature has passed into law some wide-ranging changes to the Emplo...

Nov 13, 2014

| Employment Standards , Workplace Safety and Insurance , Occupational Health and Safety , Labour Relations , Human Resources Support

Bill 18 Passes 3rd Reading – Poised to revamp various Employment and Labour Legislation

On December 12, 2013 CCPartners released a blog explaining the major changes to employment and labour legislation proposed in Bill 146 - Stron...

Jun 27, 2014

| Labour Relations

By Mike MacLellan

Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Wal-Mart’s closure of Jonquiere, Quebec Store

The Supreme Court of Canada this morning released its decision in the 2005 closing of Wal-Mart’s Jonquiere, Quebec location upon certifi...

Feb 20, 2014

| Privacy , Labour Relations , Employment Litigation

Supreme Court of Canada Requires Employer to Disclose Personal Employee Information to Union

On February 7, 2014 the Supreme Court released a decision affecting an employer’s obligation to provide personal employee information to an i...

Dec 9, 2013

| Labour Relations , Human Resources Support , Employment Litigation

By Jay Rider

Ask Not What You Can Do for Your Employer But What Your Employer Must Do for You!

This is the message being sent to the labour relations community by arbitrator Lyle Kanee in a very recent award (re Communications, Energy and Pap...

Apr 11, 2013

| Employment Litigation , Labour Relations

Employers may be Required to Endure Reasonable Delay due to Picketing when Entering and Exiting their Property

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently held that when it comes to picketing-induced delays, “some inconvenience to the employer is pe...

Feb 7, 2013

| Human Rights , Labour Relations

Tattoos No Longer Confined to Sailors and Inmates - Now They Can Also Be Visible on Hospital Workers, Arbitrator Rules

In a recent decision, a labour arbitrator found that a hospital’s policy of employees having to cover up tattoos and hide body piercing was u...

Jan 10, 2013

| Construction Labour Relations , Labour Relations

By David Chondon

Termination and Raid Applications during the “Open Period” in the Construction Industry - the “Open Period” is Coming!

In Ontario many construction industry collective agreement negotiations take place every three years. On April 30th of this year, collective agreem...

Dec 20, 2012

| Labour Relations , Occupational Health and Safety

Ministry of Labour not required to Assist Employers with Compliance of Safety Orders, rules Ontario’s Labour Relations Board

The Ontario Labour Relations Board recently decided in Scholastic Book Fairs Canada Inc. v. Aguilar, 2012 CanLII 49789 (OLRB), that Ministry of Lab...

Aug 23, 2012

| Labour Relations

Employee sleeping on the job is reinstated as a result of lenient past practices and poorly drafted Disciplinary Policy

Cameco Corporation and United Steelworkers, Local 8562 (Grievance of Robert Davis) should serve as a cautionary tale of what can happen if em...

Jul 26, 2012

| Labour Relations

By Kelsey Orth

Collective Bargaining News: Ontario Government Freezes Funding for Compensation in Broader Public Sector

Even if you are not an employer in the Broader Public Sector (“BPS”), you have probably heard of the Drummond Report: a 668-page ...

Apr 19, 2012

| Labour Relations

By Kelsey Orth

Social Networking Trips Up Another Employee: Discharge Upheld for Gross Insubordination and Threats Made by Postal Employee in Facebook Posts

It appears that employees, in general, still do not appreciate the juxtaposition of the digital age with respect to employment: while social networ...

Mar 22, 2012

| Human Rights , Labour Relations

Understanding Discrimination, Guidance from the Divisional Court

Peel Law Association v. Pieters is a recent decision that clarifies the test for discrimination, an important concept for employers to understand.&...

Mar 15, 2012

| Human Rights , Labour Relations

By Mike MacLellan

An Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Still Trumps Privacy Rights

The ever-changing legal landscape in Ontario changed again in January when the Court of Appeal rendered its decision in the civil case of Jones v. ...

Feb 23, 2012

| Labour Relations

By Susan Crawford

One Serious Incident of Dishonesty Justifies Summary Dismissal of Long-term Employee

A British Columbia arbitration board has held that an employee’s dishonesty during a workplace investigation into the employee’s conduc...

Jan 19, 2012

| Employment Litigation , Employment Standards , Human Rights , Labour Relations , Occupational Health and Safety

By Susan Crawford

2011 In Review – A Look Back at the Cases and Legislative Changes that Impacted Your Workplace

2011 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law. Over the course of the...

Dec 1, 2011

| Labour Relations , Employment Litigation

By Susan Crawford

Investigation Reports Prepared by Lawyer Retained to Investigate Workplace Issues Alone do not Attract Solicitor Client Privilege

Unlike other professional relationships, communications between a solicitor and client made for the purpose of providing legal advice or to assist ...