Labour Unions: Union Can’t Broaden Certification Application to Make It Province-Wide
In June 2019, a union applied for certification to represent the 2 employees doing plumbing, pipefitting, pipe welding, instrumentation and
Labour Unions: Court Rejects Union’s Request for Temporary Freeze on Reclassification
With negotiations deadlocked and a strike looming, the province unilaterally reclassified nearly 2,000 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) forming 22% of
Privacy: Employer Doesn’t Have to Stop Using Allegedly Privacy-Invasive GPS App
An elevator construction and maintenance firm issued employees a mobile device that, among other things, deploys global positioning satellite (GPS)
Harassment: Union Can’t Blame Harassing Behaviour on Employee’s Mental Disability
A nurse terminated for workplace harassment after nearly 20 years of employment claimed his behaviour was the product of a
Discrimination: Appeals Court Pulls the Plug on $33,000 Pregnancy Discrimination Ruling
A waitress claimed that the employer cut her hours and then fired her because she was pregnant without notice or
Work Refusals: Prison Guards’ Powerful Rifles Justify Work Refusal of Nearby Worker
Management of a maximum security prison replaced guards’ 9 mm rifles with more powerful Colt 556 rifles (C‑8). An agent
Drugs & Alcohol: Being Impaired at Work Is Just Cause to Fire Safety-Sensitive Railway Worker
A track operations foreman got fired after a post-incident test came back positive for cocaine. The union contended that the
What’s Ahead for HR and Compliance in 2022
Over the past two years, employers in Canada have had to create and revise their HR policies and procedures in