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.
Workplace Peacekeeping: Handling conflict between employees, and dealing with differences between employees and supervisors
September 08, 2011 What options are available to achieve peace in the workplace? How can employers become more effective at resolving and minimizing conflict? How do employers, unions and employees work together to [...]
Difficult Encounters: Ensuring legally compliant pre-employment, disciplinary, attendance-management, and exit interviews
July 07, 2011 Interviews in the workplace raise a host of legal issues, for the prospective and former employer, the employee, and the union. What questions can’t an employer ask in a pre-employment [...]
Achieving Work-Life Balance: Accommodating family obligations, including child-care and elder-care
June 23, 2011 Employees are often faced with conflicts between their family and work responsibilities. Family status is a protected ground of discrimination under human rights legislation. But what is family status? Does [...]
Finding the “Right” Accommodation: Adjusting the work environment for disabled employees without causing the employer undue hardship
June 16, 2011 In this audio session, a panel of experts will explore issues commonly encountered in efforts to accommodate disabled employees and will examine how these issues may be resolved to the [...]
Workplace Liability: Addressing claims for discrimination and mental distress
June 02, 2011 Employers can now find themselves liable to pay significant monetary damages for mental distress or injury to an employee's dignity. In what circumstances will damages for mental distress or injury [...]
Discussion of the Supreme Court’s Controversial Decision in the Fraser case: Collective Bargaining Rights under the Charter
May 27, 2011 On Friday April 29, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its long-awaited decision in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser concerning the protection of the right to collective bargaining under the [...]
Insured Benefits: Key issues involving health spending accounts, eligibility restrictions, insurance carrier changes, adjustable drug formularies and arbitration of benefit claims
May 19, 2011 Employees want to know that they will have access to medical care not covered by government insurance, and they want the security of knowing they will have income if they [...]
Social Media and Cyberlaw: Balancing privacy rights and access to information
April 20, 2011 Can employees be disciplined for comments they make about their employer on Facebook? What if they believed that their privacy settings were such that only a few "friends" could see [...]