Webinars On Demand
With over 50 workplace topics to choose from, we make it easy to find the information you’re looking for. Our storehouse of 90-minute MP3s brings together the collected wisdom and experience of leading union and management counsel as well as neutrals and subject matter experts from across the country. In addition, each MP3 is accompanied by a PDF of concise summaries of cases discussed by the experts.
Attendance Management: Addressing absenteeism, accommodating disabilities
November 15, 2018 Attendance management programs are frequently used by employers to address excessive absenteeism, yet such programs remain contentious and must be properly designed and administered to ensure compliance with human rights, employment [...]
More Like Sherlock, Less Like Clouseau: Essential guidance on disciplinary investigations
November 6, 2018 While our favourite television detectives can solve a crime in under an hour, they tend to ignore procedural safeguards that ensure a fair and confidential process. Conversely, workplace parties can't afford to [...]
Accommodating Employees with Depression: The latest research and caselaw
October 23, 2018 Despite its prevalence, employers, unions, and co-workers are often at a loss to help employees with depression. Employees experiencing depression may be hesitant to seek help because of the stigma [...]
Privacy Hot Spots: Top recent cases on drug testing, surveillance, medical records, and personal information
October 23, 2018 Privacy issues permeate the workplace, and often present a clash between employees' interests in a sphere of privacy and autonomy, and employers' need for information for legitimate business reasons. This session will [...]
Taking the Bully by the Horns: When is it bullying? When is it management?
October 2, 2018 There is a saying that people don't leave jobs, they leave managers. Whether it's because of perceived bullying by supervisors or a lack of support in dealing with harassment from [...]
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: When does the law impose a “duty to inquire” about disability?
September 27, 2018 Arbitrators and other adjudicators have consistently held that an employer has a "duty to inquire" into an employee's health and possible need for accommodation if an employee displays unusual behaviour [...]
Defining Sexual Harassment in the #MeToo Era: Addressing borderline cases
September 20, 2018 Sexual harassment in the age of the #MeToo movement has put the workplace under the microscope. While some conduct clearly crosses the line, there are many other cases that fall [...]
Leading Cases on Discharge and Discipline: Mastering the key principles, foundational cases, and current issues
September 18, 2018 This essential session will explore the seminal cases and fundamental principles that shape the disciplinary process in unionized workplaces, and discuss how they are being applied by arbitrators today. Join [...]