Frank Portman discusses the implications of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that the right to strike is protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Related Posts
Jeff Murray discussed recent labour arbitration decisions pertaining to employee vices.
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Walmart violated the statutory freeze in Québec’s labour legislation when it closed a store…
In OPSEU v. Ontario et. al., Ontario’s Divisional Court recently upheld an arbitrator’s ruling to dismiss 22 (grouped) grievances over fault-based…
Jeremy Schwartz compares the results of two termination grievances arising out of racist and misogynistic tweets.
Stir the Sleeping Giant: Remedial Certification Rears its Head in 2010! – Jeff Murray & Kelly McDermott
In an earlier blog, we discussed a decision by Ontario’s Divisional Court in Greater Essex County District School Board v. United Association…
The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…
After nearly a decade-long legal battle, the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that employers are not prohibited by privacy…
Don’t Miss our 27th Annual Employers’ Conference: Labour & Employment Law Update 2013. Space is limited. Register Early! Topics Include:…
Confidentiality clauses are routinely inserted into settlement agreements when employers resolve legal disputes with workers. We are often asked by…
In a recent decision, Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of…
Although the final report from The Changing Workplaces Review is not expected until later this year, the Ontario New Democratic Party (“NDP”)…
Canadian employers have been confronted with a veritable ocean of new government programs, which are designed to help weather the…
The “day of application” test has been utilized by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (“Board”) in construction industry certification applications…
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision serves to remind employers that the presumption of provincial jurisdiction over labour relations…