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.
Mastering the Essentials: Accommodating mental and physical disabilities
February 15, 2018 The extensive caselaw generated by courts, arbitrators and human rights tribunals on the topic of workplace disability accommodation demonstrates that parties frequently disagree on relatively straightforward matters such as obtaining [...]
Bill 148: Practical pointers on implementing Ontario’s new employment standards
February 8, 2018 Bill 148, also known as the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, made the most significant changes to the Employment Standards Act (ESA) in decades. Many of those changes took [...]
From Hiring to Firing: Recent wrongful dismissal cases you need to know about
February 6, 2018 In this session, seasoned counsel will review the most important recent wrongful dismissal decisions and explain their implications for workplace parties. They will also flag significant litigation on the horizon. Final selection [...]
Current and Critical: The most important labour law and human rights decisions of 2017
January 25, 2018 In this session, leading labour lawyers will explain how the most important workplace human rights and labour decisions from 2017 will affect you in the coming year and flag significant [...]
Ethics in Communication: Straight talk for labour relations professionals
December 14, 2017 Communications with clients, opposing counsel, and adjudicators often raise difficult questions about ethics and professionalism. Where is the line between zealous advocacy and incivility? What are best practices for communicating [...]
Danger at Work: Responding to violence and harassment by patients, students and others
November 30, 2017 Recent news reports have highlighted the frequency of violence against health care workers and teachers by patients and students under their care, but almost every worker faces the possibility that [...]
Bill 148 (the Better Jobs Act): What changes are coming to Ontario’s workplaces?
November 14, 2017 On June 1, the Ontario government introduced Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, which proposes a number of significant changes to the province’s labour and employment laws that [...]
Tackling Sick Leave and Return to Work: Credibility, self-reporting, and other thorny issues
November 2, 2017 Reports of employees taking a sick day to watch a baseball game or engage in some other leisure activity are legion. In fact, the improper use of sick leave is [...]