Interest Arbitration Police Services Workshop and Grievance Arbitration Police Services Workshop

Seasoned experts will address key issues and trends in arbitration in the police sector, as reflected in recent arbitration awards across Canada. Pricing Chris Albertyn Arbitrator Tom Roper K.C. Labour Relations Counsel Nini Jones Labour Relations Counsel Interest Arbitration Police Services Workshop:Current issues, proven practices Virtual EventFriday, October 11, 202412:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET Attendees […]

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Department of Education ordered to pay teacher, principal, $35,000 and $45,000 damages, for breaches of collective agreement and statutory health and safety obligations arising from uncontrolled behaviour of special needs student

A New Brunswick labour arbitrator has held that a Department of Education operating a provincial school board must pay a teacher and principal aggravated damages of $35,000 and $45,000 respectively – as well as wage loss damages to the principal who took premature retirement following a diagnosis of PTSD –  for breaching its statutory and collective agreement obligations to protect the health and safety of its teaching staff from assaults by a student with special needs.

Court awards dismissed employee $25,000 in punitive damages based on employer’s termination letter purporting to withhold entitlements unless employee signed a waiver

A British Columbia judge held that an employee who was dismissed without cause was entitled to common law damages for failure to give reasonable notice as the employer had repudiated the employment contract by failing to make contractually obligated payments following the dismissal, thereby rendering the contract unenforceable.

Federal Court of Appeal upholds pre-placement and random drug and alcohol testing for “safety-critical” workers in nuclear industry

March 7, 2025, eAlert No. 285 Dismissing an appeal of a Federal Court decision filed by six individuals employed in various safety-critical positions and their unions, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a policy that imposed pre-placement and random drug and alcohol testing for all safety-critical employees working in high security nuclear facilities. Endorsing the […]

Interest arbitrator awards Ontario doctors 6.95% catch-up and 3.0% normative increase for 2024–2025 in light of inflation and the repeal of public sector wage cap legislation

After a history of challenging negotiations over physician compensation, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and the Province of Ontario agreed to settle the issue of doctors’ fee increases for the period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 through interest arbitration…

Some aspects of employer’s electronic monitoring policy were reasonable, others not, arbitrator rules

When an employer introduced a new electronic monitoring policy, the union filed a grievance claiming that it was an unreasonable exercise of management rights.

Employer’s decision to withdraw offer of employment was informed by unconscious bias and discriminatory, B.C. Human Rights Tribunal rules

When her job offer was rescinded during the employer’s enhanced security screening process, a job applicant filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal alleging that the decision by a government agency to withdraw the employment offer was motivated by discrimination on the basis of race and sex.