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By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read April 15, 2020

The federal government provides guidance on essential services and functions in a COVID-19 environment

On April 3, the Government of Ontario updated its list of essential services and directed additional businesses to close by promulgating regulations under subsection 7.0.2. (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / COVID-19, Emergencies Act, employment law, essential services

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read November 19, 2015

Saskatchewan government’s do-over: another version of essential services legislation proposed

Bill 183, The Saskatchewan Employment (Essential Services) Amendment Act, 2015, proposes a new Part VII in the Employment Act, entitled Essential Services. The Bill is currently in third reading.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Union Relations / bargaining impass, bargaining process, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, collective agreement, Collective Bargaining, essential services, essential services law, Labour Law, public sector workers, Public Service Essential Services Act, right to strike, Saskatchewan, Supreme Court of Canada, The Saskatchewan Employment (Essential Services) Amendment Act 2015, union, work stoppage

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read March 20, 2015

SCC constitutionalizes the right to strike for unionized employees

In a surprising move, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned its own precedent and found that the right to strike was protected under the Charter.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Union Relations / bargaining agents, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Collective Bargaining, Constitutionalizing of the right to strike, dispute resolution mechanism, essential services, Labour Law, management, Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada, right of freedom of association, right to strike, Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan, Supreme Court of Canada, unionized employees, Unions

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