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In October and November 2006, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 were on strike and picketing at Palace Casino, located at one of Canada’s largest malls — West Edmonton Mall. Striking union members pointed a video camera at the entrance of the casino, recording the image of everyone who crossed the picket line to enter the facility.
Posted in Picketing, Privacy, Union-Labor Relations by: Derek Knoechel
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For the last five years, two Wal-Mart big-box stores in Quebec have been the subject of certification applications filed by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW). The first store to be unionized was located in the town of Jonquière. Wal-Mart decided to close down that operation in 2005 immediately after the union applied for binding arbitration to settle the terms of the collective agreement.
Posted in Arbitration, Canada Supreme Court decisions, Collective Agreements, Union-Labor Relations by: Dominique Launay
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One of the unfortunate outcomes of the current economic climate is that there are fewer jobs to go around for students. Summer and graduating students who have relied on summer jobs for experience and training are finding few opportunities out there.
Posted in Canadian Economy and the Workplace, Compensation, Benefits, and Pensions, Employment Law, Employment Standards by: Sara Parchello
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Posted in Canada Supreme Court decisions, Employment Contracts by: Northern Exposure
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Posted in Employment Regulation, Workers' Compensation by: Northern Exposure
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The recent decline in financial markets has caused Canadian pension plans to become significantly underfunded. For instance, in Québec close to 97 percent of all defined benefit pension plans are currently underfunded.
Posted in Canadian Economy and the Workplace, Compensation, Benefits, and Pensions by: Lyne Duhaime
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ACME Insurance Company employs 500 employees and managers at its Toronto head office. They work in a pleasant, some might even say tranquil, office environment. In the 50-year history of the company, there has never been any hint of violent behavior in the workplace. To the contrary, some people find it too quiet there.
Posted in Commentary, Employment Regulation, Workplace Policies by: Brian Smeenk
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Posted in Canadian Economy and the Workplace, Collective Agreements, Compensation, Benefits, and Pensions, Union-Labor Relations by: Northern Exposure
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Managing absenteeism can be a significant challenge for Canadian employers. A wide variety of factual situations may be complicated by employment standards, privacy and human rights laws, as well as any applicable union agreements.
Posted in Absenteeism and Disability, Arbitration, Collective Agreements, Employment Law, Human Rights, Union-Labor Relations by: Derek Knoechel
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Ontario is looking to reduce violence and harassment in the workplace. To that end,
Bill 168, An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with respect to violence and harassment in the workplace, received first reading on April 20, 2009. Bill 168, if passed, would amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
Posted in Employment Law, Employment Regulation, Human Rights, Occupational Health and Safety by: Karen Sargeant
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