Labour & Employment
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August 08, 2024
Why workcations could be the redefining moment for maintaining a work-life balance
In today's evolving work environment, the concept of “workcations” — blending work with vacation — has gained significant popularity as more employees seek the flexibility to work remotely from vacation destinations.
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August 07, 2024
Job prescreening decision by Toronto police not judicially reviewable: Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario’s top court has ruled that a prescreening decision by Toronto police as part of a hiring process for a special constable position was not judicially reviewable because it is not of a sufficiently public character.
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August 06, 2024
Canada brings new measures to reduce foreign worker use in the country
In an announcement today, Canada said it has made clear that the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program “cannot be used to circumvent hiring talented workers in Canada” and that the government “will take further action to weed out misuse and fraud within the system.”
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August 06, 2024
Arbitrator ‘merely overlooked or forgot’ historical collective agreements were before him: court
An Ontario court has ruled that the decision by a labour arbitrator to award compensation in a dispute over a paid holiday was unreasonable because he did not consider evidence from historical collective agreements.
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August 02, 2024
Canada, U.S. come to terms on Technology Safeguards Agreement for space industry
Global Affairs Canada has announced that Canada and the United States have concluded “substantive negotiations” on the Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) for space launch technology.
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August 02, 2024
Alberta class action certified against Uber for alleged employment breaches
McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP and Duboff Edwards Schachter Law Corporation have announced the certification of a class action lawsuit against Uber companies. It alleged breaches of statutory and contractual employment duties through misclassification of drivers and delivery people, depriving them of pay and holiday.
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August 02, 2024
NWT wants input on planned health and social service changes
In a bid to provide “clear guidelines for both practitioners and patients,” the Northwest Territories (NWT) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to legislation that would place health and social service professionals under one regulatory framework and strengthen rules governing oversight.
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August 02, 2024
CIVIL PROCEDURE — Appeals - Standard of review — Clearly wrong or palpable and overriding error
Appeal by appellants from Federal Court judgment that struck claims of plaintiffs and granted to one group of plaintiffs but denied another group leave to amend their claims on grounds that Federal Court committed several errors. The plaintiffs’ Statement of Claim alleged that the employer policies (“TB Policy”), which mandated that plaintiffs must be vaccinated against COVID-19, failing which they would be placed on leave without pay or be subject to having their employment terminated, violated their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“Charter”).
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August 01, 2024
Esther’s legal odyssey: A call for accessible justice | Alexandar Pavlov
African Muslim women in Canada often face unique legal dilemmas, especially when involved in common-law relationships.
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August 01, 2024
SpringLaw announces addition of new lawyer
A recent news release announced that Heather Power had joined the team at SpringLaw as an employment, labour and human rights lawyer.