Suncor's implementation of random testing on hold *

Canada - November 29 2012
Late yesterday, two of three judges hearing the case in the Alberta Court of Appeal decided to continue the interim injunction preventing Suncor from implementing a random drug and alcohol testing program for its employees in the oilsands.

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D.A.R.R.P.P. begins *

Canada - July 20 2012
An interesting pilot project to evaluate random drug and alcohol testing has commenced with several owners and employers.

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Did you commit to more in your collective agreement than your insurance covers? *

Canada - June 6 2012
Collective agreements often provide summaries of benefit coverage and that is usually with the intention of merely describing what the insurance plan provides.

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How much federal work do you have to do to come under federal labour jurisdiction? *

Canada - May 18 2012
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada had the first opportunity to assess the constitutional consequences when employees performing federal work do not form a discrete unit and are fully integrated into a core operation that does work falling under provincial jurisdiction.

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Can an employer be forced to give up copies of internal investigation reports? *

Canada - May 17 2012
A decision a few months ago from Ontario relating to employer investigations has attracted some attention and reminds us of an important issue for employers.

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