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Office e-mail: no reasonable expectation of privacy
April 1, 2000
In a recent decision, a British Columbia arbitrator has affirmed what many of those in today’s work place already know: e-mail messages are not confidential.
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SCC decides “mundane labour relations” not eligible for public authorities’ limitation protection
January 1, 2000
Under Ontario’s Public Authorities Protection Act, public authorities benefit from a special six-month limitation period, after which they are shielded from potential litigants. By contrast,
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Persuasion, not coercion: limits on union leafleting struck down by Supreme Court
January 1, 2000
Some readers may know that several years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada expressed the view that restraining picketing at secondary sites could be justified
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Arbitrator rules different benefits for different sick leaves not discriminatory
January 1, 2000
Some readers may recall the case we reported in the April 1999 issue of FOCUS dealing with the question of whether it is permissible under
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Required adherence to code of conduct means court interpreter is an employee, B.C. Court of Appeal rules
January 1, 2000
Determining whether a person is an employee or an independent contractor can be a vexing problem for an adjudicator. As one commentator has put it:
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Civil service employment “not feudal servitude”, SCC rules
January 1, 2000
When Andrew Wells accepted the position of Commissioner with the Public Utilities Board in Newfoundland in 1985, he believed he had secured an essentially tenured
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