Employers Cannot Be Forced to Resume Business, Rules Canada’s Top Court
Wal-Mart began operating in Jonquiere, Quebec in 2001. The United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 503 (“the Union”) became the certified bargaining agent for its employees in 2004. After several...
View ArticleUpdate on Cruden: Procedural Duty of Accommodation
The winter edition of EMPLAWYERS’ UPDATE informed our readers about the Federal Court decision that determined the Canadian Human Rights Act (the “Act”) does not impose procedural duties on employers...
View ArticleMental Stress Legislation Deemed Unconstitutional
In a recent decision, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal determined that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) policy eligibility...
View ArticleOvertime Class Action Settlement Approved
In previous editions of EMPLawyers’ Update, we chronicled the developments of multi-million dollar class actions for withheld or underpaid overtime hours filed against various national banks. For the...
View ArticleQuebec Employer Not Permitted to Waive Employee Notice of Resignation
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that an employer who receives notice of resignation from an employee cannot terminate the contract of employment before the notice period expires without providing...
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