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SUMMARY:Labour Relations Certificate - Fall 2025 (Virtual Program)
DESCRIPTION:In association with: \nUpon completion of this program\, participants will receive a certificate of completion and a digital credential. \nProgram Leader \n\nDaphne Taras\nProfessor Emerita\nToronto Metropolitan University (TMU) \nProgram Faculty \nComing Soon. \n\nProgram\nThe Labour Relations Certificate Program\, presented by Toronto Metropolitan University and Lancaster House\, is designed to provide individuals engaged in labour relations with the core skills and knowledge required to create and maintain productive union-management relationships that foster fair and efficient workplaces. \nTaught by Canada’s leading labour relations scholars and practitioners\, this program combines theory\, leading research\, and professional experience to provide an education that has immediate application in participants’ workplaces. \n\nAccess to leading Canadian experts in a small-group setting\nActive learning through group discussion\, case studies\, and simulations\nBalanced coverage of labour and management points of view\nManagement\, union\, and neutral attendees learn together\nExposure to diverse opinions and extensive knowledge of fellow participants\nVariety of speakers (academics\, lawyers\, practitioners\, subject-matter experts)\n\n\nWho should attend? \n\nHuman resources professionals\nUnion officers and representatives\nLawyers\nManagers\nMediators\nWorkplace investigators\n\n\n2025 Fall Schedule† \nThe Fall 2025 session of the Labour Relations Certificate Program will comprise of 8 sessions over 8 weeks\, and will take place on Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET beginning October 9\, 2025. \n\nSample Agenda\n\nVideo\n\nCPD\nLancaster House provides professional education programs that qualify for CPD credit for human resources professionals\, lawyers\, and paralegals across Canada.
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SUMMARY:Grievance Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update
DESCRIPTION:Program \nThis timely session brings together a respected arbitrator with experienced labour and management counsel to update you on current trends in grievance arbitration affecting fire services across Canada. \nAmong Topics to be Addressed: \n\nCan municipalities terminate accrual of vacation pay or other entitlements where firefighters are on workers’ compensation or long-term disability?\nCan firefighters on workers’ compensation or long-term disability accept temporary employment elsewhere?\nIs union consent required for a change in hours or shifts?\nWhen are reasonable and customary limits on firefighter benefits valid?\nCan employers require preauthorization of drugs by insurance providers?\nAnd more.\n\nThis session includes updates from a previous program\, but those who did not attend the earlier session will still gain tremendous value from the discussion. The content will be fully accessible for new attendees\, with updated insights and analysis throughout. \nThe session emphasizes interactive learning and real-world guidance. Participants will receive materials containing current legislation and key precedent-setting decisions. \n\nLearning OutcomesBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify emerging issues and recent arbitration trends in the fire sector across Canada.\nAnalyze arbitration awards related to discipline\, accommodation\, privacy\, and workplace safety.\nApply legal principles to common grievances involving staffing\, scheduling\, leave\, and contract interpretation.\nUnderstand the scope and limits of management rights\, including remote work policies\, surveillance\, and contracting out.\nRecognize how human rights\, duty of loyalty\, and off-duty conduct are addressed in arbitration.\nUse the comprehensive reference package as an ongoing resource for grievance handling and workplace decision-making.\n\nEngage more confidently in grievance arbitration processes with enhanced legal insight and practical knowledge. \n\nWhat to ExpectThis session will feature an engaging panel discussion led by an experienced arbitrator and expert union and management counsel. \nPanelists will share insights on current issues in fire sector grievance arbitration\, using real-world examples and recent decisions to highlight key trends and challenges. \nYou’ll have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the session and take part in interactive Q&A periods designed to address practical concerns from the field. \nParticipants will receive a comprehensive reference package\, to keep and reference at any time\, which includes case summaries\, legal analysis\, and topic overviews. This package will be referred to throughout the session and will serve as a valuable resource long after the program concludes. \n\nWho Should Attend?\nHR directors\, professionals and executives\nFire chiefs and deputies\nUnion officers and representatives\nGrievance advisors and committee members\nLabour lawyers/consultants\nArbitrators\, mediators and adjudicators\n\n\nYou may also be interested inIf you’re interested in this session\, you may also want to attend Bargaining and Interest Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update\, taking place. This companion panel offers a focused look at key developments and strategies in interest arbitration in the fire sector. Bundle pricing is available for those who wish to attend both programs. \n\nPricing \nGrievance Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update \n$495.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \n\nBundle Pricing: Includes Bargaining and Interest Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update and Grievance Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update. \n\n$895.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \nSpeakers\n\n \nChris Albertyn\nLabour Arbitrator\nAlbertyn Arbitration \n\n\n \nTim Gleason\nUnion Counsel\nDewart Gleason LLP \n\n\n \nThomas Roper\, K.C.\nEmployer Counsel\nRoper Greyell LLP \n\n\n\nCPD \nWorkshop CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for 2 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 2 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/lancasters-grievance-arbitration-in-the-fire-sector-essentials-and-update/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Fire Services,Skills Training,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Bargaining and Interest Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update
DESCRIPTION:Program \nLed by a prominent arbitrator with seasoned union and management counsel\, this panel will examine current interest arbitration awards and discuss the treatment by negotiating parties and by arbitrators of emerging issues in the fire sector across Canada. \nAmong Topics to be Addressed: \n\nTo what extent do fire sector arbitrators take inflation into account? What role does it play in bargaining?\nHow much weight do arbitrators give to police-fire wage parity?\nAre municipal employee settlements relevant in fire sector bargaining/arbitration?\nWhat factors do arbitrators consider in deciding staffing issues?\nWill arbitrators prohibit a requirement for prior authorization of drugs by insurance companies?\nContracting out of bargaining unit work: can dispatch work be contracted out and if so\, must it be contracted out to a fire force represented by the firefighters’ association?\nHow much weight do arbitrators give to the employer’s ability to pay?\nCan parties introduce late demands and\, if so\, when?\nWill arbitrators grant an employer’s request to add part-time firefighters?\nHow do arbitrators apply the factors of wage comparability and demonstrated need\, total compensation\, and past bargaining history?\nCan the parties’ exchanges during negotiations be referred to at arbitration?\nAnd more.\n\nParticipants will receive materials containing current legislation and key precedent-setting decisions. \n\nLearning Outcomes \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\n\nUnderstand key principles and procedures involved in interest arbitration in the fire sector across Canada. \n\n\nIdentify and evaluate different arbitration formats\, including conventional arbitration\, med-arb\, final offer selection\, and first contract arbitration. \n\n\nApply key criteria used by arbitrators (such as replication\, comparability\, and demonstrated need) to issues like wages\, benefits\, and staffing. \n\n\nPrepare effectively for mediation meetings and arbitration hearings\, including how to present briefs and supporting documentation. \n\n\nRecognize how recent awards are addressing substantive and procedural issues such as inflation\, estoppel\, post-hearing settlements\, and admissibility of bargaining history. \n\n\nAssess the appropriateness and impact of various remedies\, including interim awards\, retroactivity\, referrals for negotiation\, and final orders. \n\n\nUse the provided reference materials to support future advocacy and decision-making in the interest arbitration process. \n\n\n\nWho Should Attend? \n\nHR directors\, professionals and executives\nFire chiefs and deputies\nUnion officers and representatives\nGrievance advisors and committee members\nLabour lawyers/consultants\nArbitrators\, mediators and adjudicators\n\n\nYou may also be interested in \nIf you’re interested in this session\, you may also want to attend Grievance Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update\, taking place. This companion panel offers a focused look at key developments and strategies in grievance arbitration in the fire sector. Bundle pricing is available for those who wish to attend both programs. \n\nPricing \nBargaining and Interest Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update \n$495.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \n\nBundle Pricing: Includes Bargaining and Interest Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update and Grievance Arbitration in the Fire Sector: Essentials and 2024 – 2025 Update. \n\n$895.00Add to cart	\n			\n  \n\nSpeakers \n\n\n \nChris Albertyn\nLabour Arbitrator\nAlbertyn Arbitration \n\n\n \nThomas Roper\, K.C.\nEmployer Counsel\nRoper Greyell LLP \n\n\n \nJeffrey Sack\, K.C.\nUnion Counsel \n\n\n\nCPD \nWorkshop CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for 2 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 2 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 2 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/lancasters-interest-arbitration-in-the-fire-sector-essentials-and-update/
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CATEGORIES:Fire Services,Skills Training,Workshop
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