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Employment references: Care, not silence, required
October 1, 1998
At first glance, requesting and providing employment references would seem to be a straightforward matter as well as a useful and necessary part of our
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Reduction of work hours a “constructive layoff”: The Supreme Court rules
October 1, 1998
Disputes about whether a reduction in work hours constitutes a layoff are common in the unionized workplace and may end up at arbitration. Typically, the
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Two federal labour bills now in force
September 1, 1998
CANADA LABOUR CODE Bill C-19, the federal government’s package of amendments to the industrial relations portion of the Canada Labour Code, received Royal Assent on
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Ontario “Wal-Mart” Bill now law
September 1, 1998
On June 29, 1998, Bill 31, the Economic Development and Workplace Democracy Act, became law. CERTIFICATION REMEDY FOR MISCONDUCT DURING REPRESENTATION VOTE The Bill is
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Two rulings by Federal Court shut down Bell Canada pay equity case
July 1, 1998
In two separate rulings, judges of the Federal Court of Canada have delivered body blows not only to a pay equity complaint against Bell Canada,
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Alberta court rules that chronic fatigue syndrome is a physical illness
July 1, 1998
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the name given to the illness characterized by symptoms that include overwhelming fatigue, muscle pain, memory loss, poor concentration and depression,
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