Labour and Employment Communiqué
The issue of unpaid internships has been in the news again lately. HootSuite, a Vancouver-based social media management company, ironically attracted widespread negative media attention after a post on social news website Reddit...
One of the most important issues facing employers today is the management of employees of the baby boomer generation who are nearing the end of their careers. Organizations need to consider their succession plans, while...
The Ontario government has introduced legislation, which, if passed, would provide eligible employees with three new types of unpaid, job-protected leaves of absence in addition to those leaves already available under the...
In Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal and held that members of an underfunded pension plan did not have priority over...
A recent labour arbitration decision addressed the question of whether an employer can prohibit employees from having “visible, excessive body piercings” and “large tattoos” while at work. At issue in Ottawa Hospital v. CUPE...
The Federal Court recently released its decision in Johnstone v. Canada (Border Services), an application for judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“Tribunal”) decision allowing Ms. Johnstone’s human rights...
In June, 2011 we reported on the decision of the Divisional Court in Blue Mountain Resort v. Ontario in which the Court found that the drowning death of a guest of the resort was a fatality that should have been reported to the...
Have you ever wondered whether confidentiality clauses typically found in Minutes of Settlement have any teeth? Well, then you will be interested in Tremblay v. 1168531 Ontario Inc., a case recently decided by the Human Rights...
Facts When Peter Bowes commenced his employment with Goss Power Products Ltd. (“Company”), he entered into a written employment contract which provided that he would receive six months’ notice or pay in lieu thereof if his...