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Who Owns What? Employer and Employee Ownership of Intellectual Property in Canada

One of the hottest topics in intellectual property ownership is

Social Media Privacy and Discipline: Workplace Challenges

Recorded Date: March 2 Time: 9 AM EST Speaker: Jeremy

An Apology Goes a Long Way: Court of Appeal Upholds Termination for Sexual Harassment and Refusal to Apologize to Complainant

What Happened? The employer terminated a senior male employee with

Collective Bargaining In 2022

While truly an understatement, over the last two years society

Labour Unions: Recalled Mine Workers Entitled to Termination Notice Upon Permanent Layoff

Potash mine workers laid off in Jan. 2021 received pay

Termination: Single Episode of Physical Abuse against Mental Patient Justifies Firing of Nurse

A mental health centre fired a nurse for rough handling

Nepotism: Firefighter Shouldn’t Lose His Job Because His Dad Is a Department Officer

A fire department fired a recently recruited firefighter upon learning

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Constructive Dismissal: Employee Took Too Long to File Harassment Constructive Dismissal Case

An employee went on medical leave in 2016 and never

Labour Unions: Union Can’t Broaden Certification Application to Make It Province-Wide

In June 2019, a union applied for certification to represent

Labour Unions: Court Rejects Union’s Request for Temporary Freeze on Reclassification

With negotiations deadlocked and a strike looming, the province unilaterally

Privacy: Employer Doesn’t Have to Stop Using Allegedly Privacy-Invasive GPS App

An elevator construction and maintenance firm issued employees a mobile

Harassment: Union Can’t Blame Harassing Behaviour on Employee’s Mental Disability

A nurse terminated for workplace harassment after nearly 20 years

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