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June 06, 2016 by Chelsea Rasmussen in English, Labour, Ontario

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Join Us for a Legal Update at Dentons’ June 10th employment law seminar in Toronto

Dentons will be providing a complimentary half-day employment law seminar in Toronto on Friday, June 10th. You are welcome to join us.

Presentations at the seminar will be as follows:

“Recent OHS Cases of Interest”, presented by Adrian Miedema
“Workplace confidential: How to maintain privilege over workplace investigations”, presented by Andy Pushalik
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April 26, 2016 by Emily Denstedt in Alberta, English, Labour

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The Right to Strike: Changes to Alberta Labour Legislation

In light of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4 decision, the Alberta government has undertaken a review of the Labour Relations Code (“LRC”) and the Public Service Employees Relations Act (“PSERA”). Following a con...

April 16, 2015 by Apolone Gentles in Labour

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Hidden Camera Leads to Dismissal

An arbitrator recently upheld the termination of a “reliable and capable” Personal Support Worker (a “PSW”) with no prior disciplinary record, because of significant mistreatment of an individual she was responsible for, and because she...

February 13, 2015 by Catherine Coulter in English, Labour, National

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A Definitive Ruling on the Issue of Without Cause Terminations under the Canada Labour Code

Federally regulated employers take note. The Federal Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that without cause dismissals are not automatically deemed to be “unjust” under the provisions of the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”)....

February 02, 2015 by Jeff Mitchell in Employment Standards, Labour, WSIB

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On the Radar Screen: the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014

As we reported in a previous blog post that can be found here, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 makes some significant changes to several Ontario statutes. The legislation received Royal Assent on November 20, 2014 and a copy ...

July 21, 2014 by Matthew Curtis in Employment Standards, Labour, WSIB

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Significant Changes Proposed to Ontario’s Workplace Laws

Ontario’s government introduced workplace legislation on July 16, 2014 that would affect five labour and employment statutes in the province. Significant changes that are proposed in the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 include: ...

October 31, 2013 by Employment and Labor Group in Dentons, Employment and Labour, Employment Standards, Labour, Seminar

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The Non-Working Worker: A Practical Guide for Dealing with Employee Absences – Seminar

We hope that you will join us in Vancouver on Wednesday, November 20th as we discuss: When They’re Not at […]

September 16, 2013 by Employment and Labor Group in Dentons, Employment and Labour, Fall Employment and Labour Law Update, Labour, Seminar, Webinar

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Fall Employment and Labour Law Update – Seminar

Dentons Canada LLP 77 King Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, ON M5K 0A1 Canada On October 9th, 2013, Dentons […]

June 17, 2013 by Andy Pushalik in English, Labour, Ontario

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SCC Rules on Random Alcohol Testing at Pulp and Paper Mill

On June 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated decision in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union […]

August 02, 2012 by Andy Pushalik in English, Labour, Ontario

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Arbitrator Reinstates Sleepy Security Guard

An employer’s ambiguous disciplinary policy and lenient past disciplinary practice has caused it to lose an otherwise strong just cause […]