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Supreme Court of Canada rules human rights body cannot investigate complaint of parliamentary employee
September 1, 2005
In an important decision successfully argued by Jacques Emond of our firm, the Supreme Court of Canada has considered the limitations of Parliament’s immunity from
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Schools could feel the effects of Copyright Act amendments
September 1, 2005
Bill C-60, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, received first reading in the House of Commons on June 20, 2005. While attention in the
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Working notice requires caution
August 1, 2005
“Working notice is an institution almost invariably predestined to fail”. Those are the words of an Ontario Superior Court judge who considered the case of
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Labour Board looks at emergency leave provisions of ESA
August 1, 2005
A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board in Elkay Canada Ltd. (November 12, 2004) may help employers interpret the parameters of the emergency
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B.C. Court of Appeal: offer of unpaid leave of absence not constructive dismissal
August 1, 2005
Readers of FOCUS Alerts may recall that progressive discipline has a problematic place in non-unionized workplaces (see “Court of Appeal opens door to suspension of
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Supreme Court of Canada extends Weber approach to “run-of-the-mill” non-arbitrable disputes under PSSRA
August 1, 2005
The Supreme Court of Canada has once again considered the scope of its landmark 1995 decision, Weber v. Ontario Hydro. In the Weber case, the
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