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By Earl Altman | 4 Minutes Read July 31, 2012

The increasing internationalization of employment has resulted in greater complexity for employers

The increasing internationalization of employment has resulted in greater complexity for employers in determining which country’s laws will apply to the employment relationships they enter. While the general presumption is that the law of the province, territory or state in which the employee works will apply, the appropriate locale is not always easy to determine. The employee may work in a number of jurisdictions, or be hired in one jurisdiction and placed to work in another. In order to avoid the potential pitfalls in such relationships...

Article by Earl Altman / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / circumstances surrounding the execution of the agreement, commercial reality, commercial reasonableness, Confidentiality Agreements, employment contracts, employment law, employment relationship, globalization, intended relationship between the parties, internationalization of employment, restrictive covenants

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read February 24, 2012

What is happening at the Apple Inc. factory, Foxconn, and how does it affect us?

I have read several articles in the last week regarding Apple Inc.’s manufacturing in China, through the company Foxconn. Perhaps it is time for us to take a step back and really understand what is going on here, and how this affects us in Canada.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights / Apple, audit, better working conditions, China, discrimination, employment law, excessive hours of work, Fair Labour Association, forced labour, Foxconn, globalization, harassment, illegal compensation, investigation, Labour Law, n-hexane, supply chain, training, workers poisoned, working conditions in the factory, workplace code of conduct

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read February 14, 2012

Tense union negotiations the new norm?

It's easy to see that that role of workers' unions is changing, and unions no longer have the respect or power they once had. A couple of recent events in Ontario make that increasingly clear. Is this just how union relations work in the globalized and unsettled economy? Are unionized workers' demands too great for these austere times?

Article by Adam Gorley / Employee Relations, Union Relations / austerity, Caterpillar, Collective Bargaining, CUPE, Electro-Motive, globalization, Hamilton, jobs for life, London, ontario, pay cut, recession, severance package, Toronto

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