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The duty to accommodate: the Supreme Court rules in favour of the employer

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 22 2008

The Supreme Court of Canada has just ruled in the case of Hydro-Québec, unanimously reversing the decision rendered by the Court of Appeal of Québec in February 2006

Amendments to the Act respecting labour standards: protection of the employment relationship for people enduring undue hardship

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 5 2008

Last November 27th, the Minister of Labour tabled Bill 58 in the National Assembly

When national holidays fall on a Sunday

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 21 2007

On Sunday, June 24th, Québec's employees who work for provincially regulated employers will celebrate the national holiday

The right of an employee-shareholder to be reinstated

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • June 21 2007

For many years Quebec courts have been faced with the question as to whether or not an injunction for reinstatement of a senior management employee should be granted as a result of the individual also being a director and a shareholder of a company

Employee termination: validity of release & discharge agreements

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 1 2008

The Commission des relations du travail du Québec (the "Labour Board") and the Court of Appeal of Québec recently issued rulings regarding the validity of release & discharge agreements with employees relating to the termination of their employment

Employer unsuccessful in suing former employees for abuse of process

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 31 2007

In this case, an action in damages instituted by an employer against two of its former employees for abuse of process was dismissed by the Court of Québec, which held that the simple act of filing unfounded actions was not wrongful in and of itself

Recent developments in oil & gas regulation in Canada

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 30 2007

Federal energy regulatory proceedings over the past year continued consideration of issues raised in the context of northern gas projects as well as facilities applications for transportation of Alberta oil sands production

The whistleblower and his obligation of loyalty

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 8 2008

The phenomenon of whistleblowing is becoming an important topic in the workplace

Sharpening Canada’s competitive edge

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 15 2007

On October 30, 2007 the federal government’s Competition Policy Review Panel (the CPRP) issued its consultation paper, Sharpening Canada’s Competitive Edge

What every employer needs to know about overtime

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 21 2008

With the recent high-profile class action lawsuits launched against many employers claiming over $600 million in unpaid overtime, it is important for all employers to review their policies and ensure they are meeting their overtime pay obligations

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