McCarthy Tétrault has admitted nine new equity partners and 18 new income partners to the firm’s partnership, including Calgary-based labour and employment lawyer Justin Turc. Turc advises employers on a range …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Employees denounce Amazon’s anti-union practices and retaliation: Quebec union
By Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) The CSN and the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC) are denouncing Amazon’s practices at its Montréal-area fulfillment centres. Amazon is engaging in behaviour that is …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Ontario worker loses bid to pursue litigation against former employer after signing release
A worker who signed a release, resulting in a cash payment and the termination of her employment, has lost her bid to pursue litigation against her former employer. LG, a …
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Legal News
Keri Bennett joins DLA Piper in Vancouver as counsel, employment and data protection groups
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is pleased to welcome Keri Bennett as Counsel to the Employment and Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity groups in our Vancouver office. Keri Bennett provides strategic …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Competition Bureau seeks feedback on new guidance related to wage fixing and no-poaching agreements
By The Competition Bureau The Competition Bureau is inviting interested parties to provide comments on new guidelines to address wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements following recent amendments to the Competition Act. In June 2022, the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
City of Toronto manager’s ‘Are you here again?’ query was not workplace harassment: Arbitrator
“Are you here again?” That response, from a manager, was part of a workplace harassment grievance involving the City of Toronto and a unionized employee with Local 79 of the …
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Stuart Rudner of Rudner Law is joined by Frank Newman and Brian Epstein of Newman HR. They talk through downsizing and layoffs and discuss how to navigate these situations safely …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
LTC worker fired for stealing PPE, towels and reselling them in the Philippines
An Ontario employer has lost its bid to alter the grounds for firing a unionized worker after it said new evidence came to light during the arbitration hearing. King Nursing …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Concrete worker awarded $2,500 after being called ape, monkey by co-worker
A concrete worker in British Columbia has been awarded $2,500 in human rights damages after being called a monkey and an ape by a colleague. But the B.C. Human Rights …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Heavy-duty mechanic, kept on payroll beyond working notice period, wins wrongful dismissal
What happens if you give an employee working notice, and then keep the worker on the payroll past the termination date? For one Alberta employer, it meant the working notice …