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“Bill 2 – Proposed changes to Alberta’s Employment Standards Code and Labour Relations Code”

July 3, 2019 Employer Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation, 0

As we previously reported, the changes contemplated by the Alberta recently elected United Conservative Party government are one step closer to becoming law.

employment law, union certification, youth minimum wage

Labour Relations Code Review Panel issues report

November 15, 2018 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Human Resources, Union Relations

On October 25, 2018, the Labour Relations Code Review Panel released its report with its recommendations for amendments to the B.C. Labour Relations Code (“Report”).

employment law, Labour Relations Code Review Panel, union certification, Unions

What will the provincial election mean for labour and employment law?

May 29, 2018 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Payroll, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

With the Ontario provincial election looming, the three major political parties are on very different paths with their plans for for labour and employment law. The Liberals seem to be aiming to maintain the status quo. The Progressive Conservatives are aiming to freeze minimum wage and the New Democratic Party has plans for sweeping changes to both the labour and employment law regimes.

Better Jobs Act, Collective Bargaining, employment law, employment standards act, Fair Workplaces, Labour and Employment law, Labour Relations Act, Minimum wage increase, occupational health and safety act, personal emergency leave, Provincial election 2018, union certification, vacation days

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

July 20, 2017 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting, Training and Development, Union Relations

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: how an employee’s decision to retrain affected his right to damages after termination, improvements to CRA services for small and medium businesses and union-friendly changes to the certification process included in Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act.

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Construction industry certification: Nova Scotia Court of Appeal weighs in

June 6, 2016 Alison J. Bird Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations

In Nova Scotia, an employer in the construction industry may become certified by a union if the Labour Board is satisfied that the applicant union “has as members in good standing more than fifty percent of the employees in the appropriate unit”. Accordingly, the definition of the bargaining unit is a significant issue in construction industry certifications because the employees in the unit materially impact whether the certification application is successful.

bargaining unit, Collective Bargaining, construction industry, Construction industry certification, labour board, Labour Law, Nova Scotia Labour Board, Trade Union Act, union certification, Unions

Federal Employees’ Voting Rights Act facilitates union decertification, mandates secret ballot vote-based majority for certification

February 12, 2015 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Union Relations

New legislation in the federal sector will mandate secret ballot vote-based majorities for both the certification, and the decertification of bargaining agents.

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Aiming for the sky: Unions in Canada

July 22, 2013 Marcia Scheffler Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Union Relations

What would your company do if faced with a union organizing drive like WestJet? WestJet has been targeted by CUPE to sign up its 2800 or so flight attendants to the union. It is understandable that the union is going after WestJet at this time. With its recent growth and upcoming changes the company is more vulnerable than it was in its roots as a more local, smaller and “family of owners” incarnation. This union organizing drive will be closely watched by union supporters, companies and politic.

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Collective agreement sets out new terms for a new day at the pulp and paper plant in Port Hawkesbury NS

September 27, 2012 Amery Boyer Employee Relations, Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Recruiting and Hiring, Union Relations

On July 9, 2012, the Nova Scotia Labour Board filed an interim order certifying Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 972, the combination of three previously separate bargaining units, namely the Mill Division, Clerical Division and the Woodlands Division, as the bargaining unit for employees of the NewPage pulp and paper plant in Port Hawkesbury NS.

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NS labour board redefines what constitutes an employee and a bargaining unit

June 28, 2012 Amery Boyer Human Resources, Union Relations

On March 5, 2011, the Nova Scotia Labour Board issued an interim order that could set a precedent across Canada, not just in Nova Scotia. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories, and Canada, Local 849 applied to certify contract workers employed on an as-required basis by Egg Films Inc.

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