Federal Court Upholds Hiring of Temporary Foreign Workers
In a decision issued on May 21, 2013 in Construction and Specialized Workers’ Union, Local 1611 v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), the Federal ... Continued
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In a decision issued on May 21, 2013 in Construction and Specialized Workers’ Union, Local 1611 v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), the Federal ... Continued
Heather Hettiarachchi has been invited to participate as a panelist at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival on Wednesday, May 8. She will be speaking at ... Continued
Heather Hettiarachchi, an associate with our Labour & Employment Group, was quoted in the February 2013 issue of Canadian Lawyer. In the article, “B.C.’s legal ... Continued
Employees are a valuable asset of any successful business. However, in the context of the purchase and sale of a business, buyers and sellers often ... Continued
In a mobile world where many employment tasks can be performed remotely, it is not uncommon for employees to change work locations, moving to another ... Continued
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and CSA Group have released Canada’s first national standard focused on ... Continued
In its recent decision of Wright v. Young and Rubicam Group of Companies, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice concluded that the termination provision of ... Continued
McFarlane v. Brown, a recent decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal, highlights the need for employers to be careful about how it treats pregnant ... Continued
On Thursday, December 6, Heather Hettiarachchi and Pratibha Sharma of our Labour & Employment Group hosted the first in a series of breakfast seminars for ... Continued
The right to picket is protected under Section 2(b) of the Charter, the section which guarantees freedom of expression. Consequently, expressive activity that seeks to ... Continued
In its recent decision of R. v. Cole, 2012 S.C.J. No. 53, the Supreme Court of Canada held that employees who use employer-provided computers may ... Continued
Presented at the Lorman Institute Employee Discharge and Documentation seminar on October 9, 2012 A costly mistake that employers frequently make, is failing to include ... Continued