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.
Disciplinary Investigations: What questions can employers ask? What questions should employees answer?
January 19, 2012 Workplace investigations often deal with issues of serious misconduct, such as theft, harassment or dishonesty. Employers, employees and unions should understand the proper scope of these investigations. What questions can [...]
Pension Issues: What can unions and employers do in collective bargaining to address the pension crisis
December 15, 2011 Pensions in both the public and private sectors face a funding crisis. It seems unlikely that the current pension regime can cope with the social and economic pressures that an [...]
Accommodating Learning and Cognitive Disabilities in the Workplace: Innovative approaches, trailblazing decisions
December 01, 2011 Mental illness has received the lion's share of attention in the jurisprudence addressing mental disabilities in the workplace. Yet, learning and other cognitive disabilities also meet the definition of mental [...]
Dealing with Bullying Bosses: How management can control them; how employees can effectively respond to them
November 17, 2011 Employers often rely on front-line management and supervisors to handle complaints of harassment, but what happens when a front-line manager engages in bullying beahviour? How should employees and unions respond? [...]
The Key Factors in Assessing Undue Hardship: Which are important and how important are they?
November 02, 2011 While there is no question that employers must accommodate disabled workers in the workplace "to the point of undue hardship," there is significant confusion about what "undue hardship" means. Frequently, [...]
Good Faith Dealing Between Employers and Employees: What is legally required?
October 20, 2011 Courts have long implied into employment contracts an “all pervasive” duty of good faith and fidelity that constrains the behaviour of employees. Canadian labour relations statutes impose an obligation on [...]
Resolving Complex Disputes: An Advanced Session
October 06, 2011 The basic principles of human rights legislation seem simple enough, and the underlying goal of equality enjoys almost universal support. However, applying human rights legislation in the real world can [...]
Assessing and Reviewing Appropriate Discipline: The ten essential steps for unions and employers
September 22, 2011 In this audio session, a panel of experienced counsel will walk through ten key steps in determining an appropriate response to apparent workplace misconduct. They will address issues occurring throughout [...]