Open Season Coming Soon
Just a reminder that the industry-wide “open season” in the residential construction sector in the greater Toronto area is set to run from February 1 to April 30, 2013, in accordance with the Labour...
View ArticleOLRB Rules on Teachers’ Work to Rule: It’s a strike!
In a lengthy decision, Bernie Fishbein, Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, has determined that teachers withdrawing voluntary activities at the urging of their Federations constitutes an...
View ArticleUpdate: Ministry of Labour Inspection Blitzes
Blitz Results: Manufacturing Blitz 2012 The Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) recently released the results from its 2012 Manufacturing Blitz. MOL Inspectors focused on various workplace hazards, including:...
View ArticleMinistry of Labour Announces Safety Blitz to Target Underground Mines this Fall
Last Fall the Ministry of Labour Safety Blitz focused on hazards at underground mines; specifically, the hazards which arose from two or more transfer systems. This Fall, the Ministry is again focusing...
View ArticleOntario Court Issues First Award of Human Rights Damages
The Ontario Human Rights Code was amended effective June 2008 to allow individuals to seek damages for breaches of the Code in the context of a court action. Now, after more than 5 years of waiting, we...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada strikes down Alberta’s privacy legislation
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released an important decision regarding the constitutionality of Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the legislation that governs the collection,...
View ArticleNew Ontario Bill Would Make Changes To Provincial Labour And Employment Laws
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, Ontario Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi introduced Bill 146, which had been anticipated to be making a number of changes with respect to vulnerable workers employed by...
View ArticleWhen a union’s representational rights and an employee’s privacy rights collide
The Supreme Court of Canada recently issued a decision confirming that there are limits on an employee’s right to privacy vis-à-vis his or her union. In Bernard v. Canada (Attorney General), the Court...
View ArticleAre you an employee? The SCC has provided a compass to help you find out.
You may have come across news stories during the past week (see here, here and here) about the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. This case involved a...
View ArticleThe Latest Ontario Labour Initiative: Bill 18 Stronger Workplaces for a...
The Ontario Government has re-introduced this Bill. It was carried after first reading on July 16, 2014. The Bill seeks to amend several pieces of legislation all with the alleged purpose of helping...
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