Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 passed in Alberta
On December 9, 2020, Bill 47: Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020, received Royal Assent and became law in Alberta (the “Act”). The Act makes a number of amendments to workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety legislation […]
Proposed changes to workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety legislation in Alberta
On November 5, 2020, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 47, Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 (the “Bill”). The stated purpose of the Bill is to: (i) make workplace safety laws easier to understand without making substantive […]
Bill 32: Alberta’s proposed Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act
On July 7, 2020, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 32: Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, 2020 (the “Bill”). This Bill proposes to amend Alberta’s Employment Standards Code and Labour Relations Code. The stated purpose of the Bill is […]
Deference to Labour Arbitrators: a Tale of Near Cause
Employment and Labour Law Reporter, February 2020 Vol. 29 No. 11
This article was originally published in our Labour & Employment Communique, and reproduced in Employment and Labour Law Reporter (LexisNexis). Read the article.
EY Report on Alberta Health Services
In an unprecedented move, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health decided to conduct a complete review of the way in which health care delivered by Alberta Health Services is regulated, governed and funded. This involved an analysis of Alberta Health […]
Entitlements of Employees who Resign with an Extended Notice Period
In the absence of a contractual provision to the contrary, an employee must provide his or her employer with reasonable notice of his or her resignation. Occasionally, however, an employer may find itself faced with the question of how to […]