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By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read July 28, 2014

A financial analyst, if a “manager”, is not entitled to overtime in Quebec

The Court of Appeal of Quebec recently considered, in the Skiba v. Playground[1] decision, the issue of overtime pay and, in particular, the correct interpretation of sections 54 and 55 of the Act respecting labour standards. In our opinion, this decision will have certain repercussions in the workplace, and we find it useful to review the factual background giving rise to those repercussions, as well as the conclusions of both the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Act Respecting Labour Standards, aggravated damages and severance pay, annual salary, demotion for discriminatory reasons, employee's position title and consider all work tasks, employment law, employment relationship, financial analyst, form of compensation, hourly wage, manager, non-management employee, overtime, overtime pay, payment for overtime hours worked but unpaid, Quebec, Skiba v. Playground, termination of employment, termination of the employment relationship, The Court of Appeal of Quebec, workplace

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read July 14, 2014

The Wal-Mart saga: one more chapter

On June 27th, the Supreme Court of Canada released a decision in the Wal-Mart saga that will have a major impact on employment law in Quebec.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Union Relations / business as usual decision, employment law, employment law in Quebec, filing of a petition for certification, grievance, Labour Law, modification of the employees' working conditions, Quebec, Quebec Labour Code, Supreme Court of Canada, termination of employment, union, unionization, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 503, Wal-Mart saga, Wal-Mart store in Jonquière, working conditions

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read July 10, 2014

Slaw: Quebec bill would require small farms to collectively bargain

Quebec’s new government wants to ensure that all farm workers have the right to unionize and collectively negotiate working conditions with their employers. Minister of Labour Sam Hamad has introduced Bill 8, An Act to amend the Labour Code with respect to certain employees of farming businesses, which would require small farms to let a union represent their employees.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Immigration, Payroll, Union Relations / agricultural workers, An Act to amend the Labour Code with respect to certain employees of farming businesses, Bill 8, Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Charter challenge, discrimination, employment law, Equality rights, Farming business, foreign migrant workers, freedom of association, Industrial Relations, Labour Law, migrant workers, Quebec, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Quebec Labour Code, union, unionized workplace

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