This Year Has 90 Minutes: Key developments in wrongful dismissal litigation and employment law from 2022
December 8, 2022 The past year has seen workplace parties grapple with intractable workplace dilemmas and thorny pandemic-related issues. In this panel, seasoned experts will discuss noteworthy employment law cases and their impacts [...]
EDI Concerns in the Workplace: A practical session with experts on how to ensure fairness and inclusivity
December 1, 2022 Canadian workplaces increasingly recognize the need to apply the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in their policies and practices. In this panel, experts will explore the extent to which [...]
Current Trends in Workers’ Compensation: Key issues and legal developments across the country
November 17, 2022 Workers' compensation systems across Canada are changing. In this webinar, leading experts will discuss and evaluate the developments that have taken place in recent years in workers' compensation systems across [...]
Going to Pot? Managing decriminalization, medical cannabis, and psychedelics
November 3, 2022 The legal landscape in Canada raises difficult questions about managing substance use and abuse in the workplace. Arbitrators have considered numerous cannabis-related issues, addressing employer policies regarding the use of [...]
Macro Questions about Microaggressions: When do they amount to harassment? Is discipline or education the appropriate response?
October 18, 2022 Workplace microaggressions are subtle behaviours or comments that further marginalize individuals already facing systemic oppression. For an employer, it can be a complex endeavour to appropriately respond to microaggressions in [...]
Keeping the Faith: Practical guidance in evaluating and responding to religious accommodation requests
October 4, 2022 The deeply personal nature of religious belief has raised complex questions for workplace parties seeking to assess the sincerity of employees' religious convictions, distinguish those beliefs from other personal views, and accommodate [...]
ABCs of Medical Information: How-to guidance on requesting, using and disclosing employee medical information
September 13, 2022 Health-related issues in the workplace often impel employers to request employees' medical information — for example, medical documentation may be sought in granting sick leave and determining eligibility for benefits, fulfilling the [...]
Predicaments in Privacy: An update on privacy and surveillance technology in the workplace
August 23, 2022 Privacy has emerged as a key concern as remote and hybrid work have become more common. Indeed, research from Queen's University confirms that the pandemic has accelerated the use of [...]
Attendance Management Essentials: Upholding rights, enforcing obligations
August 9, 2022 Attendance management programs (AMPs) are frequently established by employers to deal with excessive absenteeism and to provide support to employees who are having difficulty maintaining regular attendance. However, a large [...]
Keep Your Opinions to Yourself! Determining the limits of employee free speech inside and outside the workplace
July 19, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed stark divisions within the workplace and outside of it, as two years of pent-up frustration have driven employees and others into polarized camps on an [...]
Difficult Accommodations: Responding to denial, defensiveness, and personality disorders
July 7, 2022 Mental health disabilities can affect workers' judgment, ability to cooperate, and perceptions of others, all of which will likely interfere in the accommodation process. In this session, a mental health [...]
More than Malaise: Burnout as a workplace health, safety, and human rights issue
June 23, 2022 It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new stressors into nearly every aspect of life, including work. Dubbed the "echo pandemic" by mental health experts and advocates, the [...]
Sorting Shades of Grey: When do management actions constitute discipline?
June 7, 2022 An employer's management rights entitle it to make rules, set standards, supervise employees, issue performance appraisals, and conduct workplace investigations into possible misconduct, except insofar as the scope of these [...]
The Long Game: New rules for health and safety in a COVID-endemic world
May 17, 2022 It is prevailing expert opinion that, as the COVID-19 pandemic abates, regions will see a transition to an endemic or periodically epidemic virus — one that is persistent in the [...]
Avoiding Performance Management Pitfalls: Preventing abuse of authority, managing employee reactions
May 3, 2022 While performance management can be a useful tool for employers and employees, it can also result in significant legal issues when conducted improperly. In this session, experts will identify common [...]
Accommodation and Undue Hardship: A focus on recent trendsetting decisions
March 31, 2022 While the duty to accommodate is well established, the exact nature of that duty is constantly changing. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new complexity to the accommodation process [...]
The Independent Medical Exam: Working together to make it work
March 10, 2022 The use of independent medical examinations (IMEs) in determining appropriate accommodations is highly contentious. Unions and employees may doubt the independence of a physician designated by the employer or whose [...]
Workplace Investigations from Complaint to Closure: Top recent cases and practical pointers
March 1, 2022 Fair and effective investigations are essential in responding to potential misconduct, allegations of violence, harassment, or discrimination, and other workplace concerns. In this session, experts will discuss best practices for [...]
Keeping Up with COVID-19: The latest on mandatory vaccination, exemptions, testing, and more
February 17, 2022 Following a summer with low case counts and high rates of vaccination, it was natural to hope that the COVID-19 pandemic would soon be behind us. However, the recent uptick [...]
Transitioning to the Hybrid Workplace: Flex work, the right to disconnect, privacy, and other core issues
February 3, 2022 Neither employers nor employees seem to think that working conditions will be — or should be — the same after the pandemic as they were before. As COVID-19 transitions from pandemic to [...]
Hot Off the Press! Annual human rights and labour law update
January 20, 2022 In this webinar, seasoned counsel will review the most important non-COVID-related labour and human rights decisions from the past year and explain how they will affect you in the coming [...]