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Can you discontinue a practice that is more generous than the collective agreement requires?

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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October 18 2011

We still see attempts by unions to argue that an employer must continue an overpayment, or a generous past practice of some kind, even though it is not required by the collective agreement or it is more generous than the collective agreement requires

Just how much disclosure can a union demand?

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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April 4 2011

Recently, it has started to feel as though unions all went to a training school which gave them a template to make production demands at the start of bargaining

Courts showing greater willingness to strike down restrictive covenants

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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July 11 2011

A recent unanimous decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal should make some employers nervous about whether their standard restrictive covenants will be enforceable against departing employees

S.C.C. frees labour arbitrators from strict legal rules

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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January 5 2012

In what is a very significant development, the Supreme Court of Canada has freed labour arbitrators from having to follow equitable and common law principles, including estoppel, in the same manner as courts of law

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

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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July 20 2012

An interesting pilot project to evaluate random drug and alcohol testing has commenced with several owners and employers

Insuring against disability and loss of life after terminations without just cause

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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March 14 2012

A few recent cases have brought into focus a significant risk for employers facing termination of employees without just cause, especially senior employees who are owed lengthy periods of reasonable notice

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

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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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

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

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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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

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

Damages for loss of disability insurance coverage: a caution

McLennan Ross LLP
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Canada
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July 20 2011

An Ontario judge, who is also the author of a respected employment law text, recently issued a judgment that should cause employers great concern and may lead to major changes in how employers approach terminations, especially termination of long-term employees without cause