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Suncor's implementation of random testing on hold

  • McLennan Ross LLP
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  • Canada
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  • 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

Alberta oil sands and construction employers ramp up drug and alcohol testing

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • October 17 2012

On June 20, 2012, major oil sands industry employers and labour providers announced their participation in the Drug and Alcohol Risk Reduction Pilot Project (DARRPP), sparking debate about the permissibility of the two-year pilot project under human rights law

Québec Labour Board draws line between protected union activity and political protest

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 3 2012

Desjardins v. Tessier Ltée involved a reprisal complaint under the Act Respecting Labour Relations, Vocational Training And Workforce Management In The Construction Industry

Court rejects application of the prudent investment test to collective bargaining agreements

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 22 2012

In two appeal decisions released this past week, the Ontario Divisional Court rejected the application of the “prudent investment test” to forecast costs under collective bargaining agreements negotiated between a utility and its unionized employees

The Federal Court interprets the Nuclear Safety and Control Act in Keen v A.G. Canada

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 14 2009

Although an employment-related ruling, the Federal Court's recent affirmation of the decision to terminate Ms. Linda Keen as President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (Commission) is worth exploring in light of its interpretation of the Commission member appointment provisions of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act

Blind reliance on a subcontractor can entail penal liability

  • Dentons
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 31 2008

Following the deaths of two employees who were doing electrical testing on a dam, the Court of Québec has found Hydro-Québec guilty of having directly and seriously compromised the health, safety or physical well-being of a worker