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SUMMARY:Lancaster’s Workplace Essentials: A primer on remedies for breach of the collective agreement
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nMaheen Merchant\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nGabriel Joshee-Arnal\nEmployer Counsel\nNeuman Thompson \n\n\n \nHeather L. Robertson\nUnion Counsel\nGerrand Rath Johnson \n\n\nIn this installment of Lancaster’s Workplace Essentials webinar series\, expert panelists will provide attendees with a comprehensive introduction to the types of remedies parties can seek for breach of the collective agreement and the appropriate circumstances under which to seek such remedies. \nThe webinar will address such questions as: \n\nWhat is the difference between a “declaration” and a “quia timet” or compliance order?\nHow will an arbitrator quantify damages for losses suffered due to breach of the collective agreement? What is the “make-whole” principle?\nWhen can an employer award pay damages in lieu of reinstatement?\nWhat are “non-monetary losses”? When will an arbitrator award damages for such losses?\nWhere a breach of the collective agreement may also amount to a tort or a breach of employment-related legislation\, do arbitrators have jurisdiction to address these additional causes of action?\nWhat are “general”\, “aggravated”\, and “punitive” damages? What are “damages for mental distress”? Are these types of damages available for breach of the collective agreement and\, if so\, in what circumstances will they be awarded?\nWhen may damages “to the union at large” be awarded?\nWhat is the “duty to mitigate” and when does it apply? When does it not apply? How might a party’s failure to mitigate impact the award of damages?\nWhat test will an arbitrator apply when determining if and when to award interim relief\, i.e. relief that is granted prior to a hearing on the merits?\nCan arbitrators award additional items such as interest\, compensation for tax consequences\, or costs? If so\, when?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/lancasters-workplace-essentials-a-primer-on-remedies-for-breach-of-the-collective-agreement/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Returns that Work: Expert guidance on navigating the return of injured or ill employees to work
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nDavid Mombourquette\nChairperson\nNew Brunswick Labour and Employment Board \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nJ.D. Gilmour\nManager of Employee Abilities and Return to Work for Health PEI \n\n\n \nDana F. Hooker\nEmployer counsel\nDLA Piper \n\n\n \nBrendan McCutchen\nUnion Counsel\nWright Henry LLP \n\n\nIn this session\, expert panelists will provide guidance on ways that employers\, unions and employees can collaborate to ensure a successful and enduring return to work and address accommodation considerations\, workplace disability management systems\, and the legal landscape. \nSpecifically\, panelists will address: \n\nWhat benefits will employers\, unions\, and employees experience from implementing a successful disability management program and return-to-work process?\nWhat are the employer’s human rights obligations in returning a disabled employee to work? Does the employee have to return to the pre-leave position? What amounts to “undue hardship” for the employer in accommodating the returning employee?\nWhat role do the union and employee play in the return-to-work and accommodation process? How can these parties facilitate a successful and lasting return to work?\nWhat medical information\, if any\, is the employer entitled to when assessing an employee’s return to work and accommodations needs? How do functional abilities forms differ? When are independent medical examinations justified? Can the employment relationship be legally frustrated as a result of an employee’s refusal to provide medical information?\nWhat are other legal considerations in returning an employee to work? How does occupational health and safety factor in? What additional considerations apply to returning employees to work whose condition was a result of a workplace injury or illness? What privacy laws apply?\nHow can workplace parties ensure strong organizational support for employees returning to work after a leave of absence? How can employee benefits be structured to promote return to work? What measures can be taken to increase the chances of an enduring return to work?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n \n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n \n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n \n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n 
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/returns-that-work-expert-guidance-on-navigating-the-return-of-injured-or-ill-employees-to-work/
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SUMMARY:From Conflict to Calm: Dealing with high-conflict behaviour in the workplace (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Program Leader\n\n \nMichael Lomax\nMediator \n\n\nHigh-conflict behaviour is characterized by unmanaged emotions\, extreme reactions\, preoccupation with blaming others\, and prolonged\, unresolved conflict. Such behaviour not only seriously damages relationships in the workplace but also frequently results in complaints of bullying and harassment\, grievances and other legal headaches for both employers and unions. This in-depth training session will equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent high-conflict behavior from disrupting both employer and union operations and giving rise to costly litigation. \nParticipants will learn: \n\nBrain science behind high-conflict behaviour\, including current knowledge about High-Conflict Personalities (HCPs)\nPrinciples of progressive discipline and accommodation that apply to dealing with high-conflict behaviour\nStrategies for managing your own anxiety when dealing with HCPs\nApproaches to coaching HCPs to take responsibility for resolving their own conflicts in the workplace\nPractical techniques ready to be used in the workplace\, including:\nConnecting skills – using empathy\, attention and respect (E.A.R.) to communicate and build effective working\nrelationships with HCPs\nAssertion skills – using brief\, informative\, friendly\, but firm (B.I.F.F.) responses to counter misinformation or\nhostility\n\nPlease contact customerservice@lancasterhouse.com for more details. \nCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 4 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 4 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/from-conflict-to-calm-dealing-with-high-conflict-behaviour-in-the-workplace-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Skills Training
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SUMMARY:Extraordinary Harms\, Extraordinary Remedies: Learning from exceptional damage awards in human rights and arbitration cases
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nJeff Palamar\nArbitrator and Lawyer\nTaylor McCaffrey \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nThelma Zindoga\nEmployer Counsel\nBlake\, Cassels & Graydon LLP \n\n\n \nBalraj Dosanjh\nPensions Counsel\nCavalluzzo LLP \n\n\nIn recent years\, we have seen an upward trend in damages awards\, with employers paying a steep price for failing to meet their legal obligations in the workplace. In this webinar\, a panel of experts will examine recent caselaw where exceptional damages have been made\, and will address the following questions: \n\nWhat are the different kinds of damages an employee may seek? General? Moral? Harm to dignity? Aggravated? Punitive?\nDo arbitrators and tribunals have the authority to award the same kinds of damages as the courts?\nIn what circumstances will a decision maker order damages for the failure to investigate? Can a decision-maker order damages for the failure to investigate where it has determined that no human rights violation occurred?\nWhen are employers at risk of aggravated damage awards?\nWhat evidentiary threshold does an employee have to meet to support an award of aggravated damages?\nWhat kind of conduct will justify an award of punitive damages? For example\, when will this kind of award be made in a case involving bullying and harassment or termination? What can employers do to guard against punitive damages?\nWhen will a damages award amount to double recovery?\nWhat considerations will courts take into account in assessing an employee’s duty to mitigate their losses?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/extraordinary-harms-extraordinary-remedies-learning-from-exceptional-damage-awards-in-human-rights-and-arbitration-cases/
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SUMMARY:Workplaces that Work: Building and maintaining productive union-management relationships (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Both days start at 12:00 p.m. ET\nBoth days end at 4:30 p.m. ET\nIn partnership with the University of Toronto Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources. \nProgram Leader\n\n \nBlaine Donais\nLawyer and Mediator\nWorkplace Fairness International \n\n\n \nAlex Brat\nSenior Executive Director\, Labour Relations\nUniversity of Toronto \n\n\nProgram DetailsCollective bargaining\, contract administration\, and occupational safety have always involved close contact between unions and employers\, but the areas of required interface have increased dramatically and become more complex. Protecting psychological health and safety\, preventing harassment\, promoting equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI)\, and ensuring civility and respect are all tasks that require positive\, productive working relationships between unions and employers. This intensive two-day seminar will prepare management and union representatives to work together on these issues. \nThrough panel discussions and comprehensive walkthroughs with experts\, participants will learn to: \n\nAppreciate the legal and practical roles of union and employer representatives in developing and maintaining a productive working relationship;\nReduce the risk of negative conflict between workplace participants;\nPromote a healthy workplace;\nBuild the communication framework and trust necessary to deal with key areas of mutual interest to employers and unions\, including:\n\nProtecting psychological health and safety;\nPreventing harassment and violence;\nPromoting equity\, diversity\, inclusion\, and belonging;\nEnsuring civility and respect;\nRestoring workplaces that have become toxic.\n\n\n\nCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 8.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 8.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 8.5 hours per session under Category 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 Colombia for 8.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 8.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 8.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours\, per session.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 8.5 Continuing Professional Development hours\, per session.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/workplaces-that-work-building-and-maintaining-productive-union-management-relationships-toronto/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Professional Learning Program
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SUMMARY:Calgary Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference: Current practices\, emerging trends
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by:We would like to thank Field Law for their generous sponsorship of the 42nd Annual Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference presented by Lancaster House. \nThe Westin Calgary - Discounted Room\nBook by Friday\, May 10\, 2024 \nBook NowCalgary Labour Arbitration and Policy ConferenceConference Co-Chairs\n\n \nKristan McLeod\nUnion Counsel\nChivers Carpenter Lawyers \n\n\n \nLaura Mensch\nEmployer Counsel\nBorden Ladner Gervais LLP \n\n\n \nKaren Scott\nArbitrator \n\n\nConference Advisory Committee\n\n \nE. Wayne Benedict\nUnion Counsel\nMcGown Cook Barristers & Solicitors\n\n\n \nJames Casey\nArbitrator/Mediator Labour\nArbitration + Mediation \n\n\n \nStephanie Henry\nEmployer Counsel\nBennett Jones LLP \n\n\n \nDavid Lardner\nUnion Representative\, Disputes and Arbitration\nAlberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) \n\n\n \nErin Ludwig\nAssociate General Counsel\nLabour and Employment Legal and Privacy\nAlberta Health Services (AHS) \n\n\n \nKathryn Oviatt\nChief of the Commission and Tribunals\, Alberta Human Rights Commission \n\n\nThursday\, June 13\, 2024Workshop*Workshops sold separately from stand-alone conference. \nBreakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. M.T. \nConcurrent Workshops:\n(The schedule below will run concurrently for all three workshops until 4pm) \nWorkshop 1: Disabilities That Elude Diagnosis: Accommodating employees with poorly understood conditions\n\n\n \nAshton Butler\nEmployer Counsel\nMLT Aikins \n\n\n \nDr. Charl Els\nPsychiatrist\, Addiction Specialist\, and Occupational Physician \nClinical Professor\nDepartment of Psychiatry and Department of Medicine\nUniversity of Alberta \n\n\n \nSophie Purnell\nEmployee Counsel\nPurnell Employment Law \n\n\n \nAnne Wallace\nArbitrator/Mediator \n\n\nChallenges often arise in accommodating employees with conditions that cannot be identified by a clear diagnostic test or that are not yet well-understood within the medical community. In this session\, expert panelists will examine key legal principles and best practices for accommodating employees with these conditions. Speakers will address: \n\nExamples of common medical conditions that elude diagnosis\, or that are considered “diagnoses of exclusion” (including “long COVID”);\nLegal limits on the type and extent of medical information that employers can request from employees;\nHow to effectively formulate requests for medical information where an employee’s condition cannot be confirmed using a clinician’s diagnostic test;\nHow to respond when there is a lack of available medical practitioners with the requisite knowledge or expertise to assess and attest to an employee’s condition;\nHow to approach employees/union members about needed information with sensitivity;\nHow stereotypes and stigmas associated with such medical conditions can contribute to the challenge of providing accommodation;\nTypes of accommodations that may be of assistance to an employee suffering from persistent or chronic symptoms;\nWhether an employer can discipline or dismiss an employee who is frequently absent\, underperforming\, or exhibiting atypical workplace behaviours but who asserts that it is due to an as-yet undiagnosed disability; and\nUnderstanding when undue hardship has been established and the duty to accommodate is at an end.\n\nWorkshop 2: Reading it Right: Essential and emerging principles of collective agreement interpretation \n\n\n \nDavid Lardner\nUnion Representative\, Disputes and Arbitration\nAlberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) \n\n\n \nChris S. Monfette\nEmployer Counsel\nNeuman Thompson \n\n\n \nLeanne Young\, K.C.\nLegal Counsel\,\nChartered Arbitrator\, Mediator and Adjudicator\nResolve ADR \n\n\nAn understanding of the principles of contract interpretation is indispensable for anyone involved in the negotiation or administration of a collective agreement\, from front-line managers and union representatives to advocates in the arbitration process. The ground rules of collective agreement interpretation have seen a notable shift in recent years. While the traditional techniques of reading a collective agreement\, such asthe “plain meaning” rule\, still play a central role\, arbitrators increasingly utilizeuse a more “contextual” approach that takes into account relevant background in order to determine the parties’ intent. In this workshop\, experienced counsel will equip participants with the knowledge they need to deal effectively with the wide array of interpretation disputes that arise in a unionized setting. \n\nWhat are the most commonly applied rules of collective agreement interpretation?\nWhat is the difference between the “plain meaning” approach and a purposive approach?\nWhen can evidence of past practice or negotiating history be used as an aid to interpretation?\nHow do arbitrators reconcile negotiated contract language and the contrary provisions of employment-related statutes\, e.g. human rights and employment standards legislation?\nWhat is “contextual evidence\,” as set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Sattva case? In what circumstances can such evidence be admitted and relied upon to shed light on the meaning of a disputed clause?\nHow has the use of the “contextual” approach changed the way in which established rules of interpretation are applied?\nWhat are the limits of contextual evidence as an interpretive tool?\nHow have arbitrators in recent cases utilized contextual evidence to resolve disputes about the proper interpretation and application of a collective agreement provision?\n\nWorkshop 3: Denial\, Defensiveness\, and Personality Disorders: Dealing with difficult accommodations \n\n\n \nShelly Bischoff\nFounder & Director\nPtolemy & Associates Inc. \n\n\n \nMonica Bokenfohr\nEmployer Counsel\nNeuman Thompson \n\n\n \nCherie Langlois-Klassen\nUnion Counsel\nBlair Chahley Klassen \n\n\n \nDr. Perry Sirota\nClinical & Forensic Psychologist\nSirota Psychological Services \n\n\nAccommodating employees with disabilities that impair their judgment\, perception\, and ability to cooperate can be challenging. Unfortunately\, mental health disabilities\, such as mood disorders\, can often impact the very abilities necessary for an individual to engage in the accommodation process. \nWorking through interactive exercises and realistic scenarios with the guidance of experts\, participants will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to: \n\ndevelop an understanding of how common disabilities may impede a worker’s ability to participate in the accommodation process;\ndemonstrate effective communication skills when interacting with resistant or uncooperative employees;\nunderstand responsibilities surrounding the duty to inquire\, obtaining medical records\, and related privacy legislation;\ncomply with union and management legal obligations when workers are unwilling or unable to participate in the accommodation process; and\nidentify when the threshold of undue hardship is reached.\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Schedule\n\n\nIntroductory remarks: 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. M.T.\n\n\nWorkshop: 9:10 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. M.T.\n\n\nMorning break: 10:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. M.T.\n\n\nWorkshop: 10:40 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. M.T.\n\n\nLunch: 11:55 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. M.T.\n\n\nWorkshop: 1:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. M.T.\n\n\nAfternoon Break: 2:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. M.T.\n\n\nWorkshop: 2:35 p.m – 4:00 p.m M.T.\n\n\nCocktail networking reception: 5:00 p.m – 7:00 p.m M.T.\n\n\nCo-chair remarks and introduction of keynote: 7:00 p.m – 7:05 p.m M.T.\n\n\n\nKeynote - The Honourable Chief Justice Ritu Khullar - 7:10 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. M.T.\n\n\n \nRitu Khullar\nThe Honourable Chief Justice Ritu Khullar \n\n\nEvening Plenary: Arbitrating AI: Debating the strengths and limitations of AI in labour relations - 7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. M.T.\n\n\n \nWilson Chan\nEmployer Counsel\nMathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP \n\n\n \nNatalia Makuch\nUnion Counsel\nChivers Carpenter Lawyers \n\n\n \nKelly Williams-Whitt\nArbitrator/Mediator\nProfessor\, Human Resources and Labour Relations\nDean\, Faculty of Business\, Communication Studies and Aviation\, Mount Royal University \n\n\nGiven the lack of Canadian arbitration decisions on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) to select and manage employees\, this session will provide employers and unions with the best available insight into how grievances against such uses of AI would be mounted\, defended\, and decided. Experienced union and management counsel will join an arbitrator to discuss a union challenge to algorithmic management drawn from US caselaw and a challenge to a program designed to vet job candidates. Specific issues to be addressed include: \n\nWhat principles in existing arbitral jurisprudence or legislative provisions could be invoked to challenge an employer’s use of algorithmic management (i.e. use of AI and data to manage employees)?\nCan employers rely on management rights to justify the use of AI to evaluate employee performance and manage employees?\nWhat arguments for and against the use of algorithmic management would arbitrators in Alberta find most compelling?\nWhat legal concerns are raised when an employer uses AI to assess candidates’ suitability for positions?\nWhat privacy concerns are raised by using AI to evaluate job applicants based on their internet activity?\n\nFriday\, June 14\, 2024Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. M.T. \nPlenary 2 - Current and Critical: Major developments in legislation and caselaw - 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. M.T.\n\n\n \nGreg Francis\nArbitrator and Mediator \n\n\n \nMaurice Dransfeld\nEmployer Counsel\nMcLennan Ross LLP \n\n\n \nDana Christianson\nUnion Lawyer\nSeveny Scott Lawyers \n\n\nIn this session\, experts will examine recent significant developments in federal and provincial labour law. Panelists will address the latest cases on topics such as: \n\ndiscrimination\, harassment\, and accommodation;\ngovernment intervention in collective bargaining;\nprivacy;\ndiscipline;\ncontracting out\, statutory freeze issues\, and illegal strikes; and\nkey issues at interest arbitration\, including inflation\, recruitment and retention\, minimum wage increases.\n\nPanelists will also discuss recent legislative initiatives\, such as: \n\nFederal legislation to ban the use of strike replacement workers;\nThe recent report of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force and related changes to the Act;\n\n\nLimiting the importation of goods involving the use of forced labour and child labour in international supply chains; and\nThe impact of Alberta’s recently introduced Public Sector Employer Amendment Act\, 2023.\n\nFinal selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most important developments. \nMorning break: 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. M.T. \nPlenary 3 - Off-Duty\, Off-Base? Balancing employees’ freedom of speech and employers' interests - 10:15 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. M.T.\n\n\n \nMelissa Luhtanen\nSenior Legal Counsel\nAlberta Human Rights Commission \n\n\n \nKelly Nicholson\nEmployer Counsel\nField Law \n\n\n \nDan Scott\nPartner\nSeveny Scott \n\n\nTensions sometimes arise between employee free speech and an employer’s duty to ensure a safe and respectful workplace. How can these arguably competing rights and obligations be balanced? In this session\, a panel of experts will address these questions: \n\nWhat is the line between safeguarding employee free speech and ensuring a respectful and safe work environment? Do employees have the right to express their views on potentially controversial and/or political matters at work?\nCan employers discipline employees for private statements and/or expressions made outside the workplace?\nTo what extent will arbitrators consider Charter rights and values such as freedom of expression in the context of off-duty conduct?\nWhat is the extent of a union’s duty to represent members who face work-related consequences for their potentially polarizing beliefs? When will a union’s decision not to represent a member constitute a breach of the duty of fair representation?\n\nBreak: 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. M.T. \nConcurrent session: 11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. M.T.\nPick 1 of 3 \nConcurrent 1: Investigations under the Magnifying Glass: Examining current practices and recent caselaw\nConcurrent 2: Disciplinary Dilemmas: When is coaching discipline? When is union representation required? When is there a right to remain silent?\nConcurrent 3: Neurodiversity at Work: Strategies for creating and fostering inclusive workplaces \nLunch: 12:35 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. M.T. \nConcurrent session continued: 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. M.T.\nPick 1 of 3 \nConcurrent 1: Investigations under the Magnifying Glass: Examining current practices and recent caselaw\nConcurrent 2: Disciplinary Dilemmas: When is coaching discipline? When is union representation required? When is there a right to remain silent?\nConcurrent 3: Neurodiversity at Work: Strategies for creating and fostering inclusive workplaces \nAfternoon break: 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. M.T. \nPlenary 4 - Is it Harassment or Not? An interactive panel with case studies and scenarios - 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. M.T.\n\n\n \nKait Carey\nLawyer and Workplace Investigator\nSouthern Butler Price \n\n\n \nElla Henry\nCounsel\nCanadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) \n\n\n \nJackie Laviolette\nEmployer Counsel\nMatthews Dinsdale & Clark LLP \n\n\nIn Alberta\, workplace harassment is defined as “any single incident or repeated incidents of objectionable or unwelcome conduct\, comment\, bullying or action by a person that the person knows or ought reasonably to know will or would cause offence or humiliation to a worker\, or adversely affects the worker’s health and safety.” In many instances conduct or comments will clearly meet this definition. In many instances impugned conduct or comments will clearly meet this definition\, but in other cases debate may arise as to whether the alleged harasser ought reasonably to have known that certain comments or conduct would be unwelcome. \n\nShould a complainant’s subjective feelings of humiliation or offence be determinative of whether certain conduct constitutes harassment? If not\, why not?\nWhat role does a complainant’s lived experience as someone of a particular gender\, race\, or ethnicity play in determining whether certain conduct should be reasonably seen to be offensive? How might a decision-maker’s unconscious bias interfere in the analysis of whether conduct could reasonably be seen to be offensive or humiliating?\nDoes workplace culture play any role in determining whether conduct ought reasonably to have been known to be offensive?\nIs the analysis of whether conduct constitutes harassment affected by a friendship or previous romantic relationships between complainant and respondent? What about power imbalances or lack thereof?\nHow is the reasonableness of management action assessed to determine whether or not it constitutes harassment?\n\nConcurrent SessionsConcurrent 1 - Investigations under the Magnifying Glass: Examining current practices and recent caselaw\n\n\n \nAlison Adam\nEmployer Counsel\nMcLennan Ross LLP \n\n\n \nDev Chankasingh\nLabour Arbitrator\, Mediator\, Workplace Investigator\, Employment Adjudicator\nDev A. Chankasingh Professional Corporation \n\n\n \nDavid Mercer\nUnion Counsel\nNickerson Roberts Holinski & Mercer \n\n\nIn this session\, expert panelists will examine recent caselaw addressing workplace investigations and will explore key principles and best practices in conducting fair\, adequate\, and effective investigations into human rights-related allegations. The panel will address questions including: \n\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent cases as to what constitutes a fair and adequate investigation process? What procedural flaws have been found to render an investigation unfair or inadequate?\nWhen is retaining a third-party investigator necessary? What other alternatives are possible?\nCan the grounds for an investigation be expanded after the investigation has already been commenced – for example\, if an investigation reveals issues of systemic discrimination?\nWhat are best practices for countering unconscious and implicit bias and otherwise ensuring stereotypes and discrimination do not impact the investigatory process? How should investigatory meetings be approached where the person being interviewed has or is suspected to have a disability?\nHow much latitude do employers have to order investigations into off-duty conduct? May workplace investigators demand to examine employees’ personal devices\, such as laptops or cellphones which employees use exclusively or primarily for personal purposes?\nHow should employers and unions approach investigations into workplace conduct which may have a criminal element?\nWhat legal avenues are available to employees who wish to challenge what they believe to be an unfair or improper investigation into their human rights allegations?\n\nConcurrent 2 - Disciplinary Dilemmas: When is coaching discipline? When is union representation required? When is there a right to remain silent?\n\n\n \nDan Bokenfohr\nEmployer Counsel\nMcLennan Ross LLP \n\n\n \nGordon Nekolaichuk\nVice-Chair\nAlberta Labour Relations Board \n\n\n \nKaren Thibault\nUnion Representative\nDisputes and Arbitrations\nAlberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) \n\n\nRights and responsibilities differ when engaging in job “coaching” or performance management as opposed to imposing formal discipline. In this session\, expert speakers will examine key issues pertaining to disciplinary processes\, addressing questions such as: \n\nHow can parties clearly differentiate job coaching and training\, performance management\, and discipline? When and to what extent can management take action to improve worker performance without amounting to a formal warning or disciplinary act?\nWhat circumstances trigger an employee’s right to union representation? How have arbitrators distinguished meetings or discussions which are merely “investigatory” or otherwise non-disciplinary from those which are disciplinary and attract procedural protections?\nDo employees have a right to remain silent in investigative meetings where they reasonably believe a disclosure may expose them to discipline? May employees be disciplined solely due to their decision to remain silent? When employees are or may be subject to criminal charges in relation to the factual circumstances underpinning an investigatory or disciplinary meeting\, how can those employees protect themselves against self-incrimination?\nWhat ought an employer do to ensure fairness toward an employee in the course of a disciplinary meeting or process? Where an employer fails to follow procedural requirements in relation to a disciplinary meeting\, will this impact an arbitrator’s willingness to uphold a disciplinary measure?\nWhere a union representative participates in a disciplinary meeting\, what is the scope of that representative’s role?\nHow may an employee’s conduct during a disciplinary meeting impact an arbitrator’s assessment as to whether to uphold the discipline?\n\nConcurrent 3 - Neurodiversity at Work: Strategies for creating and fostering inclusive workplaces\n\n\n \nJake Axelrod\nUnion Counsel\nNugent Law Office \n\n\n \nApril Kosten\nEmployer Counsel\nDentons \n\n\n \nSarah Taylor\nProject Manager\nSpectrum Advantage\nChief Executive Officer\nNext Level ASD Consulting \n\n\n \nTonie Minhas\nProject Manager\, Neuroinclusion Services\nAUTICON \n\n\nOn a societal level\, there is increasing recognition that neurodivergence is a strength\, not a deficit\, and building inclusive\, neurodivergent workplaces makes a positive impact. In this panel\, experts will examine how employers can effectively recruit\, retain\, and accommodate neurodivergent employees\, and how unions can support their neurodivergent membership. Specifically\, the panel will address the following: \n\nWhat does neurodivergence mean? What should workplace parties know about specific conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)\, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)\, and learning disabilities falling under the umbrella of neurodivergence? Do these conditions share any similarities? How might they affect an employee’s work performance?\nHow can businesses benefit from hiring neurodivergent employees?\nWhat measures can employers put in place to effectively recruit neurodivergent employees? How can employers support/accommodate neurodivergent applicants throughout the recruitment process?\nConsidering the emphasis on self-identification in the neurodiverse community\, must employees who identify as neurodivergent provide evidence of a medical diagnosis to access initiatives designed to recruit diverse employees? How should employers respond to these disclosures when they occur?\nHow do common stereotypes hinder the inclusion and accommodation of neurodivergent employees in the workplace? What can be done to guard against these stereotypes?\nWhat are the signs an employee may be struggling with work performance or workplace relationships because of a neurological difference such as ASD or ADHD? When does the employer have a duty to inquire as to whether the employee in question requires accommodation?\nWhat are some examples of appropriate and effective accommodations for neurodivergent employees?\nWhat accommodations should unions provide to neurodivergent members accessing union services and using union processes?\nWhat kind of medical information can employers request from employees seeking accommodation on the basis of neurodivergence? Can a detailed neuropsychological evaluation report be required? How often\, if ever\, should updated medical information be requested from a neurodivergent employee\, who\, by definition\, has a lifelong condition?\n\nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 7.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 7.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nThe Calgary Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 7.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop CPD\n\n\nEach Pre-Conference Workshop has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 5.3 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEach Pre-Conference Workshop has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 5.3 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/calgary-labour-arbitration-and-policy-conference-2024/
LOCATION:The Westin Calgary\, 320 4 Avenue Southwest\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 2S6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Labour Arbitration and Policy Conference
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SUMMARY:Charting Vital Signs: Examining current caselaw and legislation in the healthcare sector
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nDanna Morrison\nArbitrator/Mediator\nDanna Morrison Mediation & Arbitration Inc. \nVice-Chair\nOntario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nSebastien Anderson\nUnion Counsel\nLabour Rights Law \n\n\n \nMeg Atkinson\nUnion Counsel\nKastner Ko LLP \n\n\n \nErin Cutler\nSenior Legal Director and General Counsel\nHealth Employers Association of BC (HEABC) \n\n\n \nStephanie Ramsay\nEmployer Counsel\nMatthews Dinsdale \n\n\nIn this webinar\, panelists will examine recent cases and legislative updates impacting employees in the healthcare sector. Topics to be addressed in the session and materials include: \n\nRecent decisions regarding the enforceability of wage restraint legislation;\nNoteworthy interest arbitration decisions addressing factors such as inflation and staffing and recruitment;\nRecently negotiated collective agreements in the healthcare sector and emerging trends in collective agreement clauses;\nTrends in healthcare privatization and recent legislation introduced in several provinces restructuring the organization and delivery of healthcare services;\nRecent Labour Board decisions addressing illegal strike activity\, statutory freeze violations\, and contracting out and the use of agency workers;\nNoteworthy grievance arbitration decisions addressing key workplace issues such as discrimination and discipline; and\nLegislative and other government initiatives aimed at addressing staff shortages\, recruitment and retention\, and burnout in the healthcare sector.\nWhat do arbitrators in the healthcare sector have to say about:\n\nStaffing shortages;\nUse of agency workers;\nRecruitment and retention;\nInflation;\nContracting out;\nMandatory vaccination;\nBurnout;\nAbuse of residence; and\nAssaults on staff.\n\n\n\nFinal selection of topics will take place in the weeks prior to the webinar\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most significant developments. \nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/charting-vital-signs-examining-current-caselaw-and-legislation-in-the-healthcare-sector/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:Language Matters: Expert guidance on crafting inclusive collective agreement clauses
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nHeather Ann McConnell\nArbitrator/Mediator \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nMike Hamata\nEmployer Counsel\nRoper Greyell \n\n\n \nAlison McEwen\nUnion Counsel\nRavenlaw \n\n\n \nParm Sandhar\nBargaining Representative\nHospital Employees’ Union (HEU) \n\n\n \nSundeep Gokhale\nEmployer Counsel\nSherrard Kuzz \n\n\nIn this webinar\, expert panelists will provide practical guidance on drafting and negotiating collective agreement language that promotes workplace diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. Panelists will address questions including: \n\nHow can workplace parties apply anti-racism and intersectional approaches when reviewing collective agreement language and negotiating new clauses?\nWhat changes should workplace parties consider making to commonly-used terminology in their collective agreements to ensure that contract language is inclusive and non-discriminatory?\nShould parties consider updating their collective agreement language in light of federal Employment Equity Act amendments?\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent arbitration decisions in which collective agreement language was found to be discriminatory?\nWhat are some examples of collective agreement clauses that have recently been negotiated to promote equity\, diversity\, and inclusion and remove barriers for employees?\nHow can parties ensure that collective agreement language – aimed at promoting equity\, diversity\, and inclusion – does not conflict with other collective agreement rights (e.g. seniority rights)?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/language-matters-expert-guidance-on-crafting-inclusive-collective-agreement-clauses/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Ensuring Effective Workplace Investigations: Intensive Skills Training for Employers and Unions (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Each day goes from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.T.\nProgram Leader\n\n \nJennifer Wootton\nLawyer & Workplace Investigator \n\n\nWorkplace harassment investigations require processes that are fair and effective. Procedural errors can be costly\, resulting in irreparable harm to employees and reputational harm to employers. This session will equip human resources professionals\, managers\, and union representatives with the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure that investigations in their workplaces are thorough\, balanced\, and responsive to legal requirements. \nParticipants will learn to: \n\nEvaluate harassment complaints\nChoose appropriate\, impartial investigators\nDetermine the appropriate mandate and scope of the investigation\nMake sure investigations comply with applicable law and are procedurally fair\nAppreciate how investigators should assess credibility and evidence\nAddress issues of confidentiality and privilege\nReview investigation reports critically\n\nPlease contact customerservice@lancasterhouse.com for more details. \nCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 6.3 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 7 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved for 6 Continuing Professional Development hours under Section A3 of the Recertification Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association.\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 7 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 7 substantive hours;\n0 professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 7 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/ensuring-effective-workplace-investigations-intensive-skills-training-for-employers-and-unions/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Skills Training
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SUMMARY:Untangling the Web: Sorting out administration and accommodation issues in sick leave\, LTD\, STD and workers’ compensation claims
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nMadeleine Loewenberg\nLawyer\, Workplace Investigator\, and Mediator \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nDr. Dwayne Van Eerd\nScientist\nInstitute of Work & Health \n\n\n \nBrad N. Cocke\nLawyer\nCooperwilliams Truman & Ito LLP \n\n\n \nNiiti Simmonds\nUnion Counsel\nCavalluzzo \n\n\nIncome protection for employees who are unable to work due to illness or disability is a crucial issue in collective bargaining. Unions seek to safeguard employees’ income security from unexpected interruptions caused by sickness\, while employers are concerned to enhance the efficiency and contain the costs of such income replacement programs. Difficult questions of contract interpretation arise about eligibility and entitlement\, particularly where a third-party insurer or administrative service provider is involved. In this webinar\, a panel of experts will provide guidance on a number of key issues\, taking into consideration recent decisions of arbitrators and the courts. \n\nWhat is the relationship between negotiated entitlements under a collective agreement and statutory entitlements under employment standards legislation\, e.g. paid sick leave or emergency leave days? Can employees’ sick leave entitlements under a collective agreement be offset against comparable entitlements under legislation?\nWhen an employee is on an extended medical leave of absence\, such as workers’ compensation or long-term disability\, is the employer permitted to pro-rate benefits under collective agreements that are based on service\, i.e. vacation or holiday pay? Does the pro-rating of benefits in such circumstances constitute prohibited discrimination?\nIn what circumstances will the employer be obligated to pay negotiated sickness or disability benefits where a third-party insurance company or administrative services provider has denied the claim?\nTo what extent can employees be required to provide personal medical information when applying\, for sick leave\, short-term\, or long-term disability benefits? When is a request for additional\, more detailed information justified? What medical information can properly be required in support of a request for a workplace accommodation?\nWhen will eligibility requirements\, e.g. qualifying days\, for sickness or disability benefits be held to discriminate on the basis of disability or other prohibited grounds?\nCan an employee who is found to be “totally disabled” from performing work in any occupation\, in accordance with an insured plan\, be dismissed for non-culpable absenteeism? When will a subsisting entitlement to benefits preclude dismissal for non-culpable absenteeism?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/untangling-the-web-sorting-out-administration-and-accommodation-issues-in-sick-leave-ltd-std-and-workers-compensation-claims/
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Labour Law Conference: Current practices\, emerging trends
DESCRIPTION:Atlantic Labour Law ConferenceConference Co-Chairs\n\n \nChris Peddigrew\nArbitrator / Mediator / Investigator\nPeddigrew Wade Law \n\n\n \nLeah Kutcher\nIn-House Counsel\nNova Scotia Teachers Union \n\n\n \nJames LeMesurier\nEmployer Counsel\nStewart McKelvey \n\n\nConference Advisory Committee\n\n \nErin Delaney\nSolicitor\nGovernment of Newfoundland & Labrador \n\n\n \nJill Houlihan\nUnion Counsel\nPink Larkin \n\n\n \nRyan McCarville\nEmployer Counsel\nMcInnes Cooper \n\n\n \nPaula Trites\nLabour Relations Officer\nNew Brunswick Union of Public Employees (NBU) \n\n\nMonday\, May 6\, 2024*Workshop sold separately from stand-alone conference. \nWorkshopDifficult Accommodations: Responding to denial\, defensiveness\, and personality disorders\n\n\n \nMichael MacDonald\nManager\, Health Services\nJazz Aviation \n\n\n \nBrad Proctor\nEmployer Counsel\nMcInnes Cooper \n\n\n \nWayne Thistle\nArbitrator/Mediator\nInnovative Dispute Resolution Inc. \n\n\nAccommodating employees with disabilities that impair their judgment\, perception\, and often their very ability to participate in the accommodation process itself can be challenging. Working through interactive exercises with the guidance of experts\, participants will develop the knowledge and skills to: \n\nComply with management and union responsibilities surrounding the accommodation process\, the duty to inquire\, obtaining medical records\, and related privacy legislation;\nUnderstand how common disabilities and related stigma may impede a worker’s ability to participate in the accommodation process;\nApply effective communication skills when interacting with defensive or resistant employees;\nComply with legal obligations when workers are unwilling or unable to participate in the accommodation process; and\nIdentify when the threshold of undue hardship has been reached.\n\nSchedule\nBreakfast and registration: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. \nIntroductory remarks: 9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. \nWorkshop: 9:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. \nBreak: 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. \nWorkshop: 10:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. \nLunch: 11:55 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. \nWorkshop: 1:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. \nBreak: 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. \nWorkshop and closing remarks: 2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nTuesday\, May 7\, 20248:00 – 9:00: Registration and breakfast\n9:00 – 9:05: Opening Remarks \n9:05 – 10:35: Panel 1 - Atlantic Update: Experts examine key cases and legislative developments\n\n\n \nNancy F. Barteaux\, K.C.\nEmployer Counsel\nFounder and Principal\nBarteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers Inc. \n\n\n \nJames Farrell\nSolicitor and Staff Representative\nFFAW-Unifor \n\n\n \nBrittany Keating\nPartner\nMcInnes Cooper \n\n\n \nJohn Whelan\nArbitrator\nWhelan Dispute Resolution \n\n\nIn this session\, experts will analyze noteworthy legal developments\, discussing key cases and recent legislation. Topics to be addressed include: \n\nPrivacy;\nDiscipline;\nHealth and safety/workers’ compensation; and\n\nPanelists will also discuss recent provincial and federal legislative amendments\, including: \n\nPay equity;\nPay transparency;\nPensions;\nStrike replacements;\nSick time/sick notes;\nMinimum wages; and\nSupply chain transparency.\n\nFinal selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference ensuring coverage of the latest and most important developments. \n10:35 – 10:50: Break \n10:50 – 12:05: Panel 2 - Beliefs and Boundaries: Reconciling employee free speech and employer concerns\n\n\n \nIsabelle Keeler\nEmployer Counsel\nCox & Palmer \n\n\n \nLynne Poirier\nArbitrator/Mediator \nVice-Chair\nCanada Industrial Relations Board \n\n\n \nDaniel Wilband\nCounsel\nLawson Creamer \n\n\nA tension sometimes arises between employee free speech and an employer’s duty to ensure a safe and respectful workplace. How can these arguably competing rights and obligations be balanced? In this session\, a panel of experts will address these questions: \n\nWhat is the line between safeguarding employee free speech and ensuring a respectful and safe work environment? Do employees have the right to express their views on potentially controversial and/or political matters at work?\nCan employers discipline employees for private statements and/or expressions made outside the workplace?\nTo what extent will arbitrators consider Charter rights and values such as freedom of expression in the context of off-duty conduct?\nWhat is the extent of a union’s duty to represent members who face work-related consequences for their potentially polarizing beliefs? When will a union’s decision not to represent a member constitute a breach of the duty of fair representation?\n\n12:05 – 1:25: Networking Lunch \n1:25 – 2:10: Keynote - The Burnout Burger: The role of psychological safety in preventing burnout in the workplace\n\n\n \nDr. Dayna Lee-Baggley\nFounder & CEO\, Dr. Lee-Baggley and Associates \nAssistant Professor\, Faculty of Medicine\, Dalhousie University\nAdjunct Professor\, Psychology Department\, Saint Mary’s University \n\n\nRates of burnout have never been higher; however\, the conventional focus on self-care falls short. In this innovative presentation\, Dr. Dayna will present a more comprehensive strategy to address burnout known as the “Burnout Burger.” The Burnout Burger highlights that burnout is not just the responsibility of the individual. Instead\, the individual is squeezed between organizational and cultural factors that also influence burnout. Dr. Dayna will present the science of burnout and actionable strategies to address the Burnout Burger\, including the role of psychological safety in targeting burnout. Attendees will gain insight into cutting-edge\, evidence-based tips and techniques\, empowering individuals\, leaders\, and workplaces to effectively address burnout and foster the well-being of both employees and organizations. \n2:10 – 2:25: Break \n2:25 – 3:40: Panel 3 - Is it Harassment or Not? An interactive panel with case studies and scenarios\n\n\n \nFrank Demont\, K.C.\nArbitrator\nResolve Arbitration & Mediation Services \n\n\n \nChristina Kennedy\nSenior Labour Relations Counsel\nAir Line Pilots Association\, International \n\n\n \nMichelle A. Willette\nEmployer Counsel\nCox & Palmer \n\n\nIn many instances conduct or comments will clearly meet the definition of harassment. However\, in other cases debate may arise as to whether the alleged harasser knew or ought reasonably to have known that their behaviour was unwelcome\, offensive\, or harmful. In this session\, panelists will highlight the degree to which reasonable minds may disagree about whether certain comments or conduct constitute harassment\, probe the reasons behind such disagreement\, and address questions such as: \n\nShould a complainant’s subjective feelings of humiliation or offence be determinative of whether certain conduct constitutes harassment? If not\, why not?\nWhat role do a complainant’s personal characteristics – gender and race\, for example – play in determining whether certain conduct should be reasonably seen to be offensive? How might a decision-maker’s unconscious bias interfere in the analysis of whether conduct could reasonably be seen to be insulting or humiliating?\nDoes workplace culture play any role in determining whether conduct ought reasonably to have been known to be offensive?\nIs the analysis of whether conduct constitutes harassment affected by a friendship or previous romantic relationships between complainant and respondent? What about power imbalances or lack thereof?\nFrom the employer’s perspective\, how is the reasonableness of management action assessed to determine whether or not it constitutes harassment?\n\n3:40 – 3:45: Closing remarks \nWednesday\, May 8\, 20248:00 – 9:00: Registration and breakfast\n9:00 – 9:05: Opening Remarks \n9:05 – 10:20: Panel 4 - Facing the Public: Protecting workers from harassment and ensuring a safe workplace\n\n\n \nKiersten Amos\nEmployer Counsel\nMcInnes Cooper \n\n\n \nChantelle MacDonald Newhook\nArbitrator/Mediator/Investigator\nDispute Winners \nVice-Chair\nNewfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Board \n\n\n \nKyle Rees\nUnion Counsel\nO’Dea Earle \n\n\nMany forward-facing employees may experience violence and/or harassment from third parties such as clients\, students\, patients\, customers\, etc. In this session\, experts will explore the scope of an employer’s legal duty to prevent third party violence against their employees\, the rights and duties of employees in these circumstances\, and the union’s role in preventing and responding to violence experienced by their membership. Questions to be addressed include: \n\nWhat legal obligations do employers have to protect their employees from third-party harassment? Should workplace violence and harassment policies include specific provisions for dealing with third parties who become violent towards employees?\nWhat steps must an employer take when they become aware that their staff are being harassed by a third party?\nDoes the legal obligation to protect the health and safety of employees extend to violence and harassment that occurs off-site? How do these obligations apply in the context of remote work?\nWhat obligations do unions have to support members who are facing violence and/or harassment from third parties/the public? In what circumstances should unions grieve an employer’s failure to protect employees from third party violence and/or pursue remedies through the Ministry of Labour/Labour Relations Board?\nWhat is the scope of an employee’s duty to report concerns about a patient\, student\, customer\, or client?\nWhat legal recourse is available to employees who have experienced violence or harassment from members of the public? In what circumstances may an employer be liable for discrimination and harassment perpetrated by non-employees or members of the public? What factors will an arbitrator consider when making this determination?\nIn what circumstances can employees refuse work on the basis that they believe they will experience violence from members of the public? Are there circumstances where workers who are excluded from the general right to refuse unsafe work under occupational health and safety legislation (i.e. police officers\, firefighters\, correctional officers\, and health care workers)\, can refuse unsafe work on the basis that a patient/client/ etc. poses a danger?\nWhat are the implications of Bill C-3\, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code\, which outlines enhanced protections for health care workers under the Criminal Code?\n\n10:20 – 10:35: Break \n10:35 – 11:50: Panel 5 - Working towards inclusion: Removing barriers to recruitment\, retention\, and promotion\n\n\n \nDavid Delaney\nEmployee Relations Consultant and Employment Equity Coordinator\nHalifax Employers Association \n\n\n \nMichael Gillingham\nUnion Counsel\nMartin Whalen Hennebury Stamp \n\n\n \nCarey Majid\nExecutive Director\nNewfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission \n\n\nAs concepts of workplace equality\, diversity\, and inclusion continue to evolve\, many organizations are turning to new initiatives to address systemic discrimination in workplaces. In this session\, experts will discuss: \n\nHow can systemic discrimination manifest in the workplace\, and how can it be identified?\nHow can employers and unions proactively address impacts of systemic discrimination in the workplace?\nHow can systemic barriers manifest during hiring processes? How can employers best implement fair hiring practices to avoid discrimination and promote a more diverse workforce?\nHow can systemic barriers manifest during promotion processes? How can employers and unions best address and combat these barriers?\nWhat policy changes can employers implement to prevent unintentional discriminatory consequences?\nIs collective agreement language effective in fostering equity and creating a respectful workplace culture?\nWhat steps are unions and workplaces taking to advocate for non-discriminatory workplace practices?\n\n11:50 – 1:00: Lunch \n1:00 – 2:15: Panel 6 - Investigating Investigations: Examining current practices and recent caselaw\n\n\n \nLisa Gallivan\nArbitrator\, Mediator and Workplace Investigator \n\n\n \nAndrea MacNevin\nEmployer Counsel\nBarteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers Inc. \n\n\n \nRon Pizzo\nUnion Counsel\nPink Larkin \n\n\nIn this session\, expert panelists will examine recent caselaw addressing workplace investigations and will explore key principles and best practices in conducting fair\, adequate\, and effective investigations into human rights-related allegations. The panel will address questions including: \n\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent cases as to what constitutes a fair and adequate investigation process? What procedural flaws have been found to render an investigation unfair or inadequate?\nWhen is retaining a third-party investigator necessary? What other alternatives are possible?\nCan the grounds for an investigation be expanded after the investigation has already been commenced – for example\, if an investigation reveals issues of systemic discrimination?\nWhat are best practices for countering unconscious and implicit bias and otherwise ensuring stereotypes and discrimination do not impact the investigatory process? How should investigatory meetings be approached where the person being interviewed has or is suspected to have a disability?\nHow much latitude do employers have to order investigations into off-duty conduct? May workplace investigators demand to examine employees’ personal devices\, such as laptops or cellphones which employees use exclusively or primarily for personal purposes?\nHow should employers and unions approach investigations into workplace conduct which may have a criminal element?\nWhat legal avenues are available to employees who wish to challenge what they believe to be an unfair or improper investigation into their human rights allegations?\n\n2:15 – 2:30: Break \n2:30 – 3:45: Panel 7 - Addressing the Unknown: Arbitrators respond to the use of artificial intelligence\n\n\n \nRobert Basque\nArbitrator\nForbes Roth Basque \n\n\n \nBrenda Comeau\nUnion Counsel\nPink Larkin \n\n\n \nNoella Martin\nEmployer Counsel\nBurchell Wickwire Bryson LLP \n\n\nGiven the lack of Canadian arbitration decisions on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) to select and manage employees\, this session will provide employers and unions with the best available insight into how grievances against such uses of AI would be mounted\, defended\, and decided. Experienced union and management counsel will join an arbitrator to discuss a union challenge to algorithmic management drawn from US caselaw and a challenge to a program designed to vet job candidates. Specific issues to be addressed include: \n\nWhat principles in existing arbitral jurisprudence or legislative provisions could be invoked to challenge an employer’s use of algorithmic management (i.e. use of AI and data to manage employees)?\nCan employers rely on management rights to justify the use of AI to evaluate employee performance and manage employees?\nWhat arguments for and against the use of algorithmic management would arbitrators in the Atlantic provinces find most compelling?\nWhat legal concerns are raised when an employer uses AI to assess candidates’ suitability for positions?\nWhat privacy concerns are raised by using AI to evaluate job applicants based on their internet activity?\n\n3:45 – 3:50: Closing remarks \nCPDConference CPD\n\nThis program has been approved for 9.75 Continuing Professional Development hours under Category 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 CPHR Nova Scotia for 9.75 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 9.75 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 9.75 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of CPHR Newfoundland & Labrador may consider counting this program for 9.75 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\nWorkshop CPD\n\nThis program has been approved for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours under Category 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 CPHR Nova Scotia for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of CPHR Newfoundland & Labrador may consider counting this program for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/atlantic-labour-law-conference/
LOCATION:Halifax Convention Centre\, 1650 Argyle Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3J 0E6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Labour Law & Labour Policy
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SUMMARY:Labour Relations Certificate - Spring (Virtual Program)
DESCRIPTION:In association with:Upon completion of this program\, participants will receive a certificate of completion and a digital credential. \nProgram Leader\nDaphne Taras\nProfessor and Director\nCentre for Labour-Management Relations\nToronto Metropolitan University \nProgram Faculty\n\n \nFarah Baloo\nSenior Legal Counsel\, Legal Department\nUnifor \n\n\n \nSharmila Clark\nDirector\, Employment Law Division\nCity of Toronto \n\n\n \nBruce Curran\nAssociate Professor\, Faculty of Law\nUniversity of Manitoba \n\n\n \nChris Davidson\nSenior Program Lawyer and Researcher \n\n\n \nShana French\nEmployer Counsel\nSherrard Kuzz LLP \n\n\n \nDaryn Jeffries\nEmployer Counsel\nRae Christen Jeffries LLP \n\n\n \nAvner Levin\nProfessor\nLincoln Alexander School of Law\nToronto Metropolitan University \n\n\n \nIan Mackenzie\nArbitrator and Mediator \n\n\n \nFrank Miller\nDirector\, Executive and Corporate Education\nTed Rogers School of Management \n\n\n \nNathaniel Marshall\nEmployer Counsel and Workplace Investigator\nMarshall Workplace Law \n\n\n \nPeggy Nash\nSenior Advisor and Advisory Committee Chair\nCentre for Labour Management Relations\, Toronto Metropolitan University \n\n\n \nDionne Pohler\nAssociate Professor\nUniversity of Saskatchewan \n\n\n \nJim Stanford\nEconomist and Director\nCentre for Future Work \n\n\n \nBob Thompson\nProfessor\nHuman Resources\nSeneca College of Applied Arts and Technology \n\n\n \nNaheed Yaqubian\nLegal Counsel\nOntario Nurses’ Association \n\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. \nProgram features \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\nWho should attend? \n\nHuman resources professionals\nUnion officers and representatives\nLawyers\nManagers\nMediators\nWorkplace investigators\n\n2024 Spring Schedule†\nThe Spring 2024 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. E.T. beginning April 25\, 2024. \n\nSample Agenda\nCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours\, per session.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Nova Scotia for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours\, per session.\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session under Section A3 of the Recertification Log of the Human Resources Professionals Association.\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 3.5 substantive hours; 0 professionalism hours\, per session.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/labour-relations-certificate-spring-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Professional Learning Program
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SUMMARY:Lancaster’s Workplace Essentials: Understanding the scope and limits of management rights
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nSara Slinn\nArbitrator and Mediator\nSara Slinn Mediation/Arbitration \nAssociate Professor\nOsgoode Hall Law School\nYork University \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nAllie Laurent\nEmployer Counsel\nMcLennan Ross \n\n\n \nCaitlin Meggs\nUnion Counsel\nVictory Square Law Office \n\n\nWhenever management makes a workplace decision that is not specifically addressed by the collective agreement\, the question arises whether this action is a valid exercise of management rights. In this installment of Lancaster’s Workplace Essentials webinar series\, expert panelists will examine recent case law and key principles relating to management rights. Topics to be address include: \n\nIn the absence of collective agreement language\, is an employer in a unionized workplace required to exercise its right to manage in a fashion that is reasonable and fair\, and to act honestly and in good faith?\nHow has the duty of good faith and honest performance been applied?\nWhere the collective agreement confers discretion on an employer\, must the employer use this discretion reasonably? What test must employers meet when they introduce a unilateral rule or workplace policy?\nIn what circumstances will an arbitrator find that employers have exercised their discretionary management rights properly? Improperly? What kinds of remedies may an arbitrator order in these circumstances?\nHow have the foregoing principles been applied in recent caselaw dealing with drug and alcohol testing\, attendance management\, and electronic monitoring?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/lancasters-workplace-essentials-understanding-the-scope-and-limits-of-management-rights/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Intensive Mediation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In association with:Upon completion of this program\, participants will receive a digital credential from Toronto Metropolitan University. \n\n\n \nDaphne Taras\nProfessor and DirectorCentre for Labour-Management RelationsToronto Metropolitan University \n\n\nProgram Leader\n\n \nDaphne Taras\nProfessor and Director\nCentre for Labour-Management Relations\nToronto Metropolitan University \n\n\nProgram Faculty\n\n \nPaula Knopf\nArbitrator \n\n\nThis intensive professional learning program is designed to develop the advanced dispute resolution skills that labour relations professionals need in order to be successful in their roles. \nParticipants will have the opportunity to observe dispute resolution techniques used by experienced professional mediators — and to use those techniques as they attempt to resolve a workplace dispute. To make the simulation as realistic as possible\, actors will play the role of the aggrieved party. \nAimed at labour relations professionals with basic to intermediate knowledge of mediation and workplace dispute resolution techniques\, this session aims not to create professional mediators but to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to: \n\nDefuse tensions and manage workplace conflict\nResolve grievances without resorting to lengthy and expensive arbitration processes\nMake effective use of informal and formal mediation as a management or union representative\n\nWho is this program designed for? \n\nGraduates of the Lancaster House–Toronto Metropolitan University Labour Relations Certificate Program\nLabour relations professionals with 3 or more years of experience working full-time for an employer or a union\, including:\n\nHuman resources professionals\nLabour relations officers\nLocal union leadership\nManagers\nUnion staff\n\n\nLabour and employment lawyers in their first 5 years of practice\n\nTo ensure interactivity as well as opportunities for skill-building and personalized feedback\, spaces in this program are extremely limited. We hope you’ll join us. \nCPD\n\nThis program has been approved for 6.5 Continuing Professional Development hours under Section A3 of the Recertification Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 6.5 substantive hours; 0 professionalism hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/intensive-mediation-workshop-2024/
LOCATION:TRSM Building\, 55 Dundas Street W\, Toronto\, ON\, M5G 2C3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Professional Learning Program
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SUMMARY:Toronto Human Rights and Accommodation Conference: Current practices\, emerging trends
DESCRIPTION:Toronto Human Rights and Accommodation ConferenceConference Co-Chairs\n\n \nSarah Atkinson\nLabour Arbitrator and Mediator \n\n\n \nBonny Mak\nEmployer Counsel\nFasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP \n\n\n \nKristen Allen\nUnion Counsel\nUrsel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP \n\n\nInterested to attend\, but need a little more time to confirm?\n RSVP today for best pricing and supportConference Advisory Committee\n\n \nRaj Dhir\nExecutive Director\nIndigenous Justice Policy (Indigenous Justice Division)\nMinistry of the\nAttorney General \n\n\n \nShana French\nEmployer Counsel\nSherrard Kuzz LLP \n\n\n \nJenny Neiman\nSenior Manager\, Human Rights Office\nCity of Toronto \n\n\n \nGregory Ko\nUnion Counsel\nKastner Ko LLP \n\n\n \nSeema Lamba\nHuman Rights\nPrograms Officer\nPublic Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) \n\n\nThursday\, April 18\, 2024Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 am – 9:00 am ET \nOpening Remarks: 9:00 am – 9:05 am ET \nPanel 1 - Human Rights Highlights: The latest caselaw and legislative developments - 9:05 am – 10:35 am ET\n\n\n \nMeg Atkinson\nUnion Counsel\nKastner Ko LLP \n\n\n \nKim Bernhardt\nArbitrator/Mediator \n\n\n \nMatthew Horner\nLegal Counsel\nOntario Human Rights Commission \n\n\n \nNeena Gupta\nEmployer Counsel\nGowling WLG \n\n\n \nWade Poziomka\nUnion Counsel\nRoss & McBride LLP \n\n\n \nHossein Moghtaderi\nEmployer Counsel\nFilion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP \n\n\nIn this session\, panelists will examine recent noteworthy cases and legislative developments. Speakers will discuss the latest cases addressing: medical information disputes\, caste-based discrimination\, workplaces poisoned by harassment and discrimination\, biometric monitoring\, citizenship-based discrimination\, and Anti-SLAPP cases (motions to dismiss defamation lawsuits that are designed to suppress free speech. \nThis panel will also address Ontario and federal legislative initiatives\, including: \n\nOntario’s Working for Workers Four Act\, 2024 (Bill 149);\nFederal legislation targeting forced labour and child labour (Bill S-211);\nProposed prohibition of strike replacement workers (Bill C-58); and\nAmendments to federal Employment Equity Act (Bill C-64) expanding reporting requirements.\nProposed changes to the Employment Standards Act\,\n\nBreak: 10:35 am – 10:50 am ET \nPanel 2 - Investigating Investigations: Examining current practices and recent caselaw - 10:50 am – 12:05 pm ET\n\n\n \nSharon Naipaul\nMediator/Investigator\nStrategic Workplace Equity and Conflict Resolution Solutions \n\n\n \nOzlem Yucel\nEmployer Counsel\nTurnpenney Milne LLP \n\n\n \nAndrea Wobick\nUnion Counsel\nUrsel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP \n\n\nIn this session\, expert panelists will examine recent caselaw addressing workplace investigations and will explore key principles and best practices in conducting fair\, adequate\, and effective investigations into human rights-related allegations. \nThe panel will address questions including: \n\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent cases as to what constitutes a fair and adequate investigation process? What procedural flaws have been found to render an investigation unfair or inadequate?\nIs a formal investigation always required when an employee raises human rights-related concerns? When might other options\, such as alternative dispute resolution\, be permissible or preferable?\nWhen is retaining a third-party investigator necessary? What other alternatives are possible?\nCan the grounds for an investigation be expanded after the investigation has already commenced – for example\, if an investigation reveals issues of systemic discrimination?\nWhat are best practices for countering unconscious and implicit bias and otherwise ensuring stereotypes and discrimination do not impact the investigatory process?\nHow much latitude do employers have to order investigations into off-duty conduct? May workplace investigators ask to examine employees’ personal devices\, such as laptops or cellphones\, which employees use exclusively or primarily for personal purposes?\nWhat legal avenues are available to employees who wish to challenge what they believe to be an unfair or improper investigation into their human rights allegations? Can an investigator be held personally liable for conducting an inadequate investigation?\nHow should employers and unions respond when an investigation reveals bad faith allegations by an employee? What role does the union have in restoring a safe and healthy workplace for all parties following an investigation?\n\nNetworking Lunch: 12:05 pm – 1:05 pm ET \nPanel 3 - Beliefs and Boundaries: Reconciling employee free speech and employer concerns - 1:05 pm – 2:20 pm ET\n\n\n \nAngela Bradley\nLawyer\, Mediator\, Workplace Investigator \n\n\n \nLorenzo Lisi\nEmployer Counsel\nAird & Berlis LLP \n\n\n \nPatricia D’Heureux\nUnion Counsel\nCavalluzzo LLP \n\n\nTensions may arise between employee free speech and an employer’s duty to ensure a safe and respectful workplace. How can these arguably competing rights and obligations be balanced? \nIn this session\, a panel of experts will address: \n\nWhat is the line between safeguarding employee free speech and ensuring a respectful and safe work environment? Do employees have the right to express their views on potentially controversial and/or political matters at work?\nCan employers discipline employees for private statements and/or expressions made outside the workplace?\nTo what extent will arbitrators consider Charter rights and values such as freedom of expression in the context of off-duty conduct?\nWhat is the extent of a union’s duty to represent members who face work-related consequences for their potentially polarizing beliefs? When will a union’s decision not to represent a member constitute a breach of the duty of fair representation?\n\nBreak: 2:20 pm – 2:35 pm ET \nPanel 4 - Is it Harassment or Not? An interactive panel with case studies and scenarios - 2:35 pm – 3:50 pm ET\n\n\n \nBay Ryley\nPresident\nRyley Learning \nLawyer\nEmployment & Human Rights\nRyley Law \n\n\n \nMelissa Roth\nEmployer Counsel\nGowling WLG \n\n\n \nAleisha Stevens\nUnion Counsel\nCaleyWray \n\n\nIn Ontario\, workplace harassment is defined as “engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.” In many instances impugned conduct or comments will clearly meet this definition\, but in other cases debate may arise as to whether the alleged harasser ought reasonably to have known that certain comments or conduct would be unwelcome. \nThis session will highlight the degree to which reasonable minds may disagree about whether certain comments or conduct constitute harassment\, probe the reasons behind such disagreement\, and address questions such as: \n\nShould a complainant’s subjective feelings of humiliation or offence be determinative of whether certain conduct constitutes harassment? If not\, why not?\nWhat role do a complainant’s personal characteristics – gender and race\, for example – play in determining whether certain conduct should be reasonably seen to be offensive? How might a decision-maker’s unconscious bias interfere in the analysis of whether conduct could reasonably be seen to be insulting or humiliating?\nDoes workplace culture play any role in determining whether conduct ought reasonably to have been known to be offensive?\nIs the analysis of whether conduct constitutes harassment affected by a friendship or previous romantic relationships between complainant and respondent? What about power imbalances or lack thereof?\nHow is the reasonableness of management action assessed to determine whether or not it constitutes harassment?\n\nClosing Remarks: 3:50 pm – 4:00 pm ET \nFriday\, April 19\, 2024Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 am – 9:00 am ET \nOpening Remarks: 9:00 am – 9:05 am ET \nPanel 5 - Putting Neurodiversity to Work: Effective strategies for recruitment\, accommodation\, and retention - 9:05 am – 10:20 am ET\n\n\n \nSandy Donaldson\nLabour Relations Officer\nOntario Nurses’ Association (ONA) \n\n\n \nSimon Margolis\nKnowledge Management Lawyer\nBorden Ladner Gervais LLP \n\n\n \nSara Parchello\nEmployer Counsel\nBennett Jones LLP \n\n\nThere is increasing recognition that neurodivergence is a strength\, not a deficit\, and building inclusive\, neurodivergent workplaces makes a positive impact. In this panel\, experts will examine how employers can effectively recruit\, retain\, and accommodate neurodivergent employees\, and how unions can support their neurodivergent membership. \nSpecifically\, the panel will address: \n\nHow can businesses benefit from hiring neurodivergent employees?\nWhat measures can employers put in place to effectively recruit neurodivergent employees? How can employers support/accommodate neurodivergent applicants throughout the recruitment process?\nConsidering the emphasis on self-identification in the neurodiverse community\, must employees who identify as neurodivergent provide evidence of a medical diagnosis to access initiatives designed to recruit diverse employees? How should employers respond to these disclosures when they occur?\nHow do common stereotypes hinder the inclusion and accommodation of neurodivergent employees in the workplace? What can be done to guard against these stereotypes?\nWhat should workplace parties know about specific conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)\, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)\, and learning disabilities falling under the umbrella of neurodivergence? Do these conditions share any similarities? How might they affect an employee’s work performance?\nWhat are the signs an employee may be struggling with work performance or workplace relationships because of a neurological difference such as ASD or ADHD? When does the employer have a duty to inquire as to whether the employee in question requires accommodation?\nWhat are some examples of appropriate and effective accommodations for neurodivergent employees?\nWhat kind of medical information can employers request from employees seeking accommodation on the basis of neurodivergence? Can a detailed neuropsychological evaluation report be required? How often\, if ever\, can updated medical information be requested from a neurodivergent employee\, who\, by definition\, has a lifelong condition?\nWhat accommodations should unions provide to neurodivergent members accessing union services and using union processes?\n\nBreak: 10:20 am – 10:35 am ET \nPanel 6 - Truly Transformative? Recent federal and Ontario initiatives in employment equity - 10:35 am – 11:50 am ET\n\n\n \nPatricia DeGuire\nChief Commissioner\nOntario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) \n\n\n \nPriya Sarin\nEmployer Counsel\nSherrard Kuzz LLP \n\n\n \nAditya Rao\nSenior Officer\, Human Rights\nCanadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) \n\n\nIn this session\, panelists will address the recent report of the federal Employment Equity Act Review Task Force and related change to the Act\, exploring broader lessons learned for workplace parties in all sectors and drawing connections to recent provincial initiatives aimed at promoting workplace equity. \nQuestions to be addressed include: \n\nWhat changes did the Task Force recommend with respect to how employment equity groups are defined and described under the Employment Equity Act?\nWhat is “intersectionality” and why is it important to adopt an intersectional approach to workplace policies? What recommendations did the Task Force make in this regard?\nHow can employers shift from a “top-down” approach to employment equity to a consultative process which involves unions and employees? What lessons can be learned from the Task Force’s recommendations regarding workplace employment equity committees?\nWhat problems did the Task Force identify with the concepts of “merit” or “fit” in recruiting and promoting employees?\nHow can workplace parties ensure that the collection of employee data for equity-related initiatives is meaningful and appropriate? What common pitfalls have led to what the Task Force deems “superficial data collection”? How can employers and unions measure and evaluate progress toward workplace equity?\nWhat recommendations did the Task Force make with respect to the use of non-disclosure agreements? Are there currently any restrictions regarding the use of these agreements in Ontario?\nHow is the Ontario Working for Workers Four Act\, 2023\, if passed\, expected to address issues of discrimination in recruitment and promotion as identified by the Task Force? How does the legislation compare to\, for example\, B.C.’s recently-passed Pay Transparency Act?\nWhat key updates should employers make to workplace harassment and discrimination policies taking into account the recommendations of the Task Force? Should employers updating their policies make any changes in light of the recent Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Policy position on caste-based discrimination?\n\nNetworking Lunch: 11:50 am – 12:50 pm ET \nKeynote - Building inclusive workplaces: Promising practices and future possibilities - 12:50 pm – 1:20 pm ET\n\n\n \nDr. Rebecca Gewurtz\nAssociate Professor\nSchool of Rehabilitation Science\nMcMaster University \nAdjunct Scientist\nInstitute for Work and Health (IWH) \nDirector\nInclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) Social Innovation Laboratory \n\n\nThe Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) is a social innovation laboratory that is focused on strengthening the capacity of Canadian employers to fully include persons with disabilities within Canadian workplaces. In this talk\, I will outline some of the promising practices that are emerging from our work with employers and other stakeholders to improve organizational capacity to hire\, support\, and promote persons with disabilities in diverse roles across different sectors. I will share what we currently know\, what we are working on\, and ways that different stakeholders\, including service providers\, government decision-makers\, labour representatives\, disability organizations\, and employers can work on together to build more inclusive Canadian workplaces. I will share what we mean by inclusive hiring\, onboarding\, mentorship and advancement practices\, and where employers often run into challenges despite good intentions. I will conclude by sharing some emerging developments to watch for as we continue our partner-based work within IDEA. \nPanel 7 - AI and Human Rights: Exploring the promise and peril of artificial intelligence in the workplace - 1:20 pm – 2:30 pm ET\n\n\n \nJames Craig\nUnion Counsel\nMorrison Watts Hurtado & Buchner \n\n\n \nRyan Fritsch\nCounsel\nLaw Commission of Ontario \n\n\n \nAmanda Hunter\nEmployer Counsel\nHunter Liberatore Law LLP \n\n\nIn this session\, expert panelists will provide guidance on the continuing evolution of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and the legal landscape surrounding it\, the use of AI by employers\, and the workplace human rights implications paired with it. Panelists will address questions including: \n\nWhat laws regulate AI in Canada? What rules are in place to protect individuals from discriminatory effects resulting from the use of AI?\nWhat are employers most commonly using AI for? How can the use of AI negatively or positively impact workplace human rights?\nAre there legal limits on an employer’s ability to use AI in the workplace? Can an employer’s right to use AI be limited through collective agreement language?\nWill human resources be taken over by “algorithmic management\,” defined as delegating to algorithms certain managerial tasks such as filtering through applications for employment\, assessing employee performance\, or even making decisions regarding termination of employment?\nHow have arbitrators and adjudicators treated the use of AI in the workplace in light of anti-discrimination and duty to accommodate laws\, such as an employer’s use of biometric scanning or AI driven recruitment processes?\nAre employees entitled to information about how their employer is using AI and monitoring and surveillance technologies? How can collective bargaining provisions address these issues?\nWhat can employers do to mitigate risks of bias\, discrimination or otherwise preventing potential breaches of human rights laws when using AI?\n\nBreak: 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm ET \nPanel 8 - Ties That Bind: Accommodating family status and caregiving obligations - 2:45 pm – 3:55 pm ET\n\n\n \nShane Todd\nEmployer Counsel\nFasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP \n\n\n \nReema Khawja\nSenior Counsel\nOntario Human Rights Commission \n\n\n \nDoug Wray\nUnion Counsel\nCaleyWray \n\n\nIn this interactive session\, expert panelists will address the test for family status in Ontario and engage audience members in exercises illustrating practical applications of the test\, better equipping employers and unions to navigate accommodation requests. Speakers will address issues including: \n\nWhat forms of caregiving fall under the protective umbrella of family status accommodation?\nWhat constitutes a sufficiently serious interference with a family obligation such that it will amount to family status discrimination?\nHow can employers and unions distinguish preferences from obligations? For example\, when will a request to work from home to provide caregiving to elderly parents or young children amount to an obligation rather than a preference? What about requests such as leaving work early to enable an employee to pick up a child from school rather than have that child take the bus?\nAre employees required to demonstrate that they have made some effort to “self-accommodate” (e.g. explore a variety of childcare options) before an employer’s duty to accommodate is triggered?\nWhat qualifies as “undue hardship” for an employer when it comes to family status accommodation?\nWhat policies should employers and unions consider to meet family status accommodation requirements and reduce workplace barriers for employees with family obligations?\n\nClosing Remarks: 3:55 pm – 4:00 pm ET \nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for 11 Continuing Professional Development hours under Section A3 of the Recertification Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association.\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 11 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n \nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 11 substantive hours; 0 professionalism hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/toronto-human-rights-and-accommodation-conference-2024/
LOCATION:Vantage Venues\, 150 King Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5H 1J9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Human Rights & Accommodation
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SUMMARY:Gender Equity Virtual Conference: Paving the way to inclusive workplaces
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place from 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET \nGender Equity Virtual ConferenceConference Co-Chairs\n\n \nJan Borowy\nPay Equity Administrator\nCanadian National Office\nUnited Steelworkers (USW) \n\n\n \nKristen Woo\nLegal Counsel\nBC Public School Employers’ Association \n\n\nConference Advisory Committee\n\n \nKristine Barr\nHuman Rights Representative\nCanadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)\, Manitoba Regional Office \n\n\n \nNathaniel Marshall\nEmployer Counsel/Workplace Investigator\nMarshall Workplace Law \n\n\n \nAngela E. Rae\nEmployer Counsel\nRae Christen Jeffries LLP \n\n\nWednesday\, April 17\, 2024Introductory remarks by co-chairs: 12:30 pm – 12:35 pm ET \nKeynote - 12:35 pm – 1:20 pm\n\n\n \nProf. Adelle Blackett\nChair\nEmployment Equity Act Review\nTask Force \nProfessor\nCanada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law\nMcGill University \n\n\nBreak: 1:20 pm – 1:30 pm ET \nPanel 1 - In Pursuit of Equity: Experts examine key cases and legislative developments - 1:30 pm – 2:45 pmIn Pursuit of Equity: Experts examine key cases and legislative developments \n\n\n \nArchana Mathew\nMediator\, Arbitrator\nArchana Mathew – Mediation & Arbitration \n\n\n \nMelissa Mustafa\nEmployer Counsel\nLakhani Campea LLP \n\n\n \nKaren Segal\nUnion Counsel\nAllevato Quail & Roy \n\n\nIn this session\, panelists will examine recent noteworthy cases and legislative developments relating to gender equity in the workplace. Speakers will discuss the latest cases addressing topics such as: \n\nKey trends in discipline and damages for sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex\, gender\, and family status;\nThe impact of stereotypes and unconscious bias and the role of intersectionality in evaluating and responding to allegations of discrimination and harassment;\n“Poisoned work environments”\, including the impact of “microaggressions” and other subtle forms of discrimination;\nOff-duty conduct\, including determining when conduct that is harassing or discriminatory will be considered sufficiently connected with the workplace to be actionable;\nKey principles and best practices in investigating discrimination and harassment claims;\nBest practices in respecting gender diversity at work;\nThe use of anti-strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) proceedings to protect human rights-related speech; and\nPay equity update.\n\nThe panel will also address recent federal and provincial legislative initiatives\, including: \n\nThe federal Employment Equity Act Review Task Force Report and related changes to the Act;\nRecent federal regulations improving the availability of menstrual products in the workplace; and\nProposed and pending provincial legislative initiatives aimed at promoting pay transparency.\n\nFinal selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most newsworthy developments.Break: 2:45 pm – 2:55 pm ET \nPanel 2 - Silenced or Settled? The implications of using non-disclosure agreements to settle harassment and other workplace disputes - 2:55 pm – 3:45 pm\nSilenced or Settled? The implications of using non-disclosure agreements to settle harassment and other workplace disputes \n\n\n \nJillian Humphreys\nLawyer and Workplace Investigator\nSouthern Butler Price LLP \n\n\n \nJennifer Khor\nSupervising Lawyer & Project Manager\nSexual Harassment Advice\, Response\, and Prevention for Workplaces\nSHARP Workplaces\nStand Informed legal advice services \n\n\n \nAsha Rampersad\nEmployer Counsel\, Workplace Investigator & Trainer\nTurnpenney Milne LLP \n\n\n \nMatt Yun\nLegal & Legislative Representative\nCanadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) \n\n\nNon-disclosure agreements\, colloquially referred to as “NDAs”\, are legal contracts that ensure confidentiality between signatories. While NDAs are common practice in workplace settlements\, there is growing concern about the potential of NDAs to silence the victims of discrimination and harassment while shielding employers from reputational damage. The Canadian Bar Association has passed a resolution against the misuse of NDAs. In this session\, a panel of experts will address the following: \n\nHow are NDAs currently being used in workplace disputes?\nWhat are the legal components of NDAs? What information can be covered by an NDA?\nWhat are the negative ramifications of using NDAs in workplace disputes? What are the potential benefits? How do NDAs impact the victims of harassment and/or violence?\nWhat circumstances may render an NDA unenforceable?\nWhat happens if an employee or former employee violates an NDA? How have courts and/or arbitrators treated breaches of NDAs?\nWhat legislative/regulatory changes have been passed respecting the use of NDAs in workplace disputes? What changes are forthcoming?\n\nBreak: 3:45 pm – 3:50 pm ET \nPanel 3 - Building Belonging at Work: Achieving genuine inclusion of gender diversity - 3:50 pm – 4:55 pm\nBuilding Belonging at Work: Achieving genuine inclusion of gender diversity \n\n\n \nFae Johnstone\nExecutive DirectorWisdom2Action \n\n\n \nEarl Moloney\nLabour Relations OfficerHealth Sciences Association of BC \n\n\n \nKai Scott\nPresidentTransFocus Consulting \n\n\n \nLisa Stam\nEmployer CounselSpringLaw \n\n\n \nEvan Vipond\nLead ConsultantVipond Consulting \n\n\nGenuine inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse individuals in the workplace is a critical component of providing a safe and healthy work environment. In this session\, expert panelists will explain the ways in which employers\, unions\, and employees can collaborate to create an inclusive workplace for all\, addressing the following: \n\nWhat is gender identity and gender expression? What does it mean to be transgender or gender-diverse?\nWhat are the benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace? What are the advantages of a diversity and inclusion team and how can an employer foster the team’s success?\nWhat are examples of common mistakes made by employers when attempting to achieve inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse individuals?\nHow can an employer design\, implement and monitor genuine and effective inclusive policies for transgender and gender-diverse individuals? Who should have a role in developing and/or monitoring inclusive workplace policies?\nHow can employers and unions best incorporate inclusive hiring practices?\nWhat steps must an employer take when discrimination or harassment concerns arise relating to the mistreatment of a transgender or gender-diverse employee? Why are investigations so critical to the protection of transgender or gender-diverse employees? What role does the union and employee have in the complaint process\, investigation process\, and outcomes of the investigation?\nWhen may a transgender or gender-diverse employee require accommodation? When do employers have a duty to accommodate? What role do the employer\, the union and the employee play in the accommodation process? How can employers and unions support transitioning employees?\nIn creating an inclusive workplace\, what role do organizational competency and raising awareness play in the workplace regarding gender identity and gender expression?\n\nClosing remarks by co-chairs: 4:55 pm – 5:00 pm ET \nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for 3.45 Continuing Professional Development hours under Section A3 of the Recertification Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association.\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 3.45 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 3.45 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 3.45 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 3.45 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 3.45 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 3.45 substantive hours; 0 professionalism hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/gender-equity-virtual-conference/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Discrimination and Harassment: Experts examine recent cases\, emerging trends
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nScott Sterns\nArbitrator and Mediator \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nHeather Ann McConnell\nArbitrator/Mediator \n\n\n \nJustina Sebastiampillai\nEmployer Counsel\nStikeman Elliott \n\n\n \nAndrea Johnson\nUnion Counsel\nGerrand Rath Johnson \n\n\nConduct that may have been tolerated in the past is no longer considered acceptable. Employers are now facing a higher degree of accountability for failing to address misconduct in the workplace\, while employees are also facing harsher consequences for engaging in bullying and harassing behaviour. In this webinar\, leading experts will discuss the impact of key employment and labour decisions involving claims of discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Topics to be addressed include: \n\nWhen do employers have a legal obligation to address bullying and harassment in the workplace?\nWhat proactive steps can employers take to create a safe and respectful work environment?\nWhich forum is more likely to address bullying and harassment and in what circumstances?\nWhen will arbitrators\, tribunals\, or courts find that employers have met their duty to protect the health and safety of their employees? What consequences may employers face if they fail to meet this duty?\nWhen do interpersonal conflicts or management styles rise to the threshold of “bullying and harassment”? Are subjective perceptions and intentions\, personality traits\, and/or workplace culture relevant?\nWhat evidentiary burden does an employee have to meet to make out a claim before an arbitrator\, tribunal\, or court for alleging bullying and harassment in the workplace?\nWhat remedies are available to employees who have experienced discrimination and harassment in the workplace?\nWhat factors do arbitrators\, tribunals\, and/or courts consider when assessing the appropriate penalty for harassing behaviour?\nCan an employer discipline an employee for bullying and harassment that occurred outside the workplace?\nWhat are the implications of recognizing harassment as a tort\, e. a civil cause of action\, as Alberta has done?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/discrimination-and-harassment-experts-examine-recent-cases-emerging-trends/
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation Conference: Evaluating current practices\, exploring emerging trends
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Human Rights and Accommodation ConferenceConference Co-Chairs\n\n \nJennifer Devins\nEmployer Counsel\nRoper Greyell LLP \n\n\n \nE. Murphy Fries\nUnion Counsel\nKoskie Glavin Gordon \n\n\n \nRyan Goldvine\nMediator/Arbitrator\nGoldvine Dispute Resolution Services \nMember\nBC Employment Standards Tribunal \n\n\nDelta Hotels Vancouver Downtown Suites - Discounted Room\nGroup rates are now available with limited space availability: \n\n\n\nStart Date\nEnd Date\n\n\n04/02/2024\n04/06/2024\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSingle\nDouble\n\n\n$379.00\n$379.00\n\n\n\n  \nMethod of Reservation \nIndividual Reservations can be made by visiting the link below or calling directly at 1 (844) 254-5048. Callers must identify themselves as being with Lancaster House Publishing in order to qualify for the group rate. \nCut-Off Date \nReservations made by attendees must be received on or before Tuesday\, March 12\, 2024\, after which any reservations made will be based on a space-and rate-available basis. \nBook NowConference Advisory Committee\n\n \nAleem Bharmal\nLawyer\nBC Human Rights Clinic\nCommunity Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) \n\n\n \nValerie Dixon\nLegal Counsel – Labour\nEmployment and Human Rights\nCity of Vancouver \n\n\n \nJessica Fairbairn\nEmployer Counsel\nHarris & Company LLP \n\n\n \nKoml Kandola\nArbitrator/Mediator and lawyer \n\n\n \nShirin Kiamanesh\nUnion Counsel\nKoskie Glavin Gordon \n\n\n \nEarl Moloney\nSenior Labour Relations Officer\nHealth Sciences Association of BC (HSABC) \n\n\nWednesday\, April 3\, 2024*Workshop sold separately from stand-alone conference. \nWorkshopBefore and After the Investigation: Preventing conflict\, restoring relationships\nWorkshop: Before and After the Investigation: Preventing conflict\, restoring relationships\n\n\n \nAnita Atwal\nLawyer\, Mediator and Workplace Investigator\nAnita Atwal Law \n\n\n \nCarolyn Janusz\nPrincipal lawyer\nGoodWin Law \n\n\n \nVictoria Merritt\nEmployer Counsel\nDentons \n\n\n \nShelina Neallani\nLawyer\, Mediator & Workplace Investigator\nSouthern Butler Price \n\n\nToxic work environments and workplace conflict are detrimental to employees’ wellbeing\, can hinder productivity\, lead to a high turnover rate\, and expose employers to potential liabilities. In this panel\, experts will examine how employers and unions can work together to foster healthy work environments through proactive strategies\, fair workplace investigations\, and effective conflict-resolution initiatives. Specifically\, panels will address the following questions: \n\nWhat measures can employers and unions implement to foster a safe and respectful workplace?\nHow can employers and unions craft effective workplace harassment policies? What key terms should be included? According to arbitrators\, what practices should be avoided?\nWhat steps should unions and employers take in response to employee allegations of a poisoned work environment and/or workplace conflict?\nIn what circumstances are employers legally obligated to conduct a workplace investigation? What do recent cases tell us about what constitutes a fair\, adequate\, and effective investigation? How can employers protect complainants and witnesses from reprisal?\nWhat is the role of the union in workplace investigations?\nWhen will an arbitrator award damages to employees who have experienced a poisoned work environment and/or inadequate investigation?\nWhat steps can employers and unions take to restore relationships in response to workplace conflict and/or allegations of a poisoned work environment?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Schedule\n\n\nBreakfast:\n8:00 am – 9:00 am PT\n\n\nWorkshop:\n9:00 am – 10:25 am PT\n\n\nMorning Break:\n10:25 am – 10:40 am PT\n\n\nWorkshop:\n10:40 am – 12:00 pm PT\n\n\nLunch:\n12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PT\n\n\nWorkshop:\n1:00 pm – 2:20 pm PT\n\n\nAfternoon Break:\n2:20 pm – 2:35 pm PT\n\n\nWorkshop:\n2:35 pm – 4:00 pm PT\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 4\, 2024Breakfast: 8:00 am – 9:00 am PT \nIntroductory remarks: 9:00 am – 9:10 am PT \nPanel 1 - Human Rights Highlights: The latest caselaw and legislative developments - 9:10 am – 10:40 am PT\n\n\n \nGuy Beaulieu\nArbitrator/Mediator \n\n\n \nColin Edstrom\nEmployer Counsel\nPushor Mitchell LLP \n\n\n \nKevin Love\nLawyer\, Community Law Program\nCommunity Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) \n\n\n \nJennifer Kwok\nEmployer Counsel\nOverholt Law \n\n\n \nMary Thibodeau\nUnion Counsel\nMoore Edgar Lyster LLP \n\n\n \nElisabeth Finney\nUnion Counsel\nBlack Burke Mayor LLP\, dba Black Gropper \n\n\nIn this session\, panelists will examine recent noteworthy cases and legislative developments relating to human rights in the workplace. Speakers will discuss the latest cases addressing topics such as: \n\nabsenteeism and requests for medical information;\ncaste-based discrimination;\npoisoned workplaces and “zero tolerance” approaches to discrimination and harassment\,\ntrends in discipline and damages\,\nthe legality of biometric monitoring\,\nand the use of anti-strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) proceedings to protect human rights-related speech.\n\nThe panel will also address recent B.C. and federal legislative initiatives\, including: \n\nRecent B.C. Workers Compensation Act amendments;\nFederal legislation on forced labour.\n\nFinal selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most newsworthy developments.Break: 10:40 am – 10:55 am PT \nPanel 2 - Ties that Bind: Accommodating family status and caregiving obligations - 10:55 am – 12:10 pm PT\n\n\n \nWill Clements\nUnion Counsel\nKoskie Glavin Gordon \n\n\n \nDavid Woolias\nEmployer Counsel\nHarris & Company LLP \n\n\n \nHeather Hoiness\nStaff Lawyer\nBC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner \n\n\nIn this interactive session\, expert panelists will address recent developments in the test for family status discrimination in British Columbia and engage audience members in exercises illustrating practical applications of the test\, better equipping employers and unions to navigate family status accommodation requests. Speakers will address questions including: \n\nWhat forms of caregiving fall under the protective umbrella of family status accommodation?\nWill a change in the employee’s family circumstances be sufficient to trigger the duty or is an employer-introduced change to the employee’s terms and conditions of employment required?\nHow can employers and unions distinguish preferences from substantial obligations? For example\, when will a request to work from home to provide caregiving to elderly parents or young children amount to a preference rather than an obligation? What about requests such as leaving work early to enable an employee to pick a child up from school rather than have that child take the bus?\nWhat constitutes a “serious interference” with a family obligation such that it will be found to constitute family status discrimination?\n\nNetworking Lunch: 12:10 pm – 1:30 pm PT \nFireside Chat - 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm PT\n\n\n \nEmily Ohler\nChair\nBC Human Rights Tribunal \n\n\nBreak: 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm PT \nPanel 3 - Beliefs and Boundaries: Reconciling employee free speech and employer concerns - 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm PT\n\n\n \nArvin Asadi\nLawyer and Workplace Investigator\nSouthern Butler Price \n\n\n \nKatie Comley\nEmployer Counsel\nRoper Greyell LLP \n\n\n \nMenachem Freedman\nUnion Counsel\nHHBG Lawyers \n\n\nA tension sometimes arises between employee free speech and an employer’s duty to ensure a safe and respectful workplace. How can these arguably competing rights and obligations be balanced? In this session\, a panel of experts will address these questions: \n\nWhat is the line between safeguarding employee free speech and ensuring a respectful and safe work environment? Do employees have the right to express their views on potentially controversial and/or political matters at work?\nCan employers discipline employees for private statements and/or expressions made outside the workplace?\nTo what extent will arbitrators consider Charter rights and values such as freedom of expression in the context of off-duty conduct?\nWhat is the extent of a union’s duty to represent members who face work-related consequences for their potentially polarizing beliefs? When will a union’s decision not to represent a member constitute a breach of the duty of fair representation?\n\nClosing Remarks: 3:30 pm – 3:40 pm PT \nFriday\, April 5\, 2024Breakfast: 8:00 am – 9:00 am PT \nIntroductory remarks: 9:00 am – 9:10 am PT \nPanel 4 - Putting Neurodiversity to Work: Effective strategies for recruitment\, accommodation\, and retention - 9:10 am – 10:25 am PT\n\n\n \nJulia Bell\nEmployer Counsel\nRoper Greyell LLP \n\n\n \nSonya Sabet-Rasekh\nStaff Representative\, Advocacy Department\nB.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) \n\n\n \nJames Stewart\nProfessor\nPeter A. Allard School of Law\nUniversity of British Columbia \n\n\nOn a societal level\, there is increasing recognition that neurodivergence is a strength\, not a deficit\, and building inclusive\, neurodivergent workplaces makes a positive impact. In this panel\, experts will examine how employers can effectively recruit\, retain\, and accommodate neurodivergent employees\, and how unions can support their neurodivergent membership. Specifically\, the panel will address the following: \n\nHow can businesses benefit from hiring neurodivergent employees?\nWhat measures can employers put in place to effectively recruit neurodivergent employees? How can employers support/accommodate neurodivergent applicants throughout the recruitment process?\nConsidering the emphasis on self-identification in the neurodiverse community\, must employees who identify as neurodivergent provide evidence of a medical diagnosis to access initiatives designed to recruit diverse employees? How should employers respond to these disclosures when they occur?\nHow do common stereotypes hinder the inclusion and accommodation of neurodivergent employees in the workplace? What can be done to guard against these stereotypes?\nWhat should workplace parties know about specific conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)\, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)\, and learning disabilities falling under the umbrella of neurodivergence? Do these conditions share any similarities? How might they affect an employee’s work performance?\nWhat are the signs an employee may be struggling with work performance or workplace relationships because of a neurological difference such as ASD or ADHD? When does the employer have a duty to inquire as to whether the employee in question requires accommodation?\nWhat are some examples of appropriate and effective accommodations for neurodivergent employees?\nWhat kind of medical information can employers request from employees seeking accommodation on the basis of neurodivergence? Can a detailed neuropsychological evaluation report be required? How often\, if ever\, should updated medical information be requested from a neurodivergent employee\, who\, by definition\, has a lifelong condition?\nWhat accommodations should unions provide to neurodivergent members accessing union services and using union processes?\n\nBreak: 10:25 am – 10:40 am PT \nPanel 5 - Investigating Investigations: Examining current practices and recent caselaw - 10:40 am – 11:55 am PT\n\n\n \nJonathan Chapnick\nMember\nBC Human Rights Tribunal \n\n\n \nKirsten Hume Scrimshaw\nEmployer Counsel\nAlly Workplace Law \n\n\n \nTina-Marie Bradford\nStaff Lawyer\, Advocacy Department\nBC General Employees Union (BCGEU) \n\n\nIn this session\, expert panelists will examine recent caselaw addressing workplace investigations and will explore key principles and best practices in conducting fair\, adequate\, and effective investigations into human rights-related allegations. The panel will address questions including: \n\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent cases as to what constitutes a fair and adequate investigation process? What procedural flaws have been found to render an investigation unfair or inadequate?\nWhen is retaining a third-party investigator necessary? What other alternatives are possible?\nCan the grounds for an investigation be expanded after the investigation has already been commenced – for example\, if an investigation reveals issues of systemic discrimination?\nWhat are best practices for countering unconscious and implicit bias and otherwise ensuring stereotypes and discrimination do not impact the investigatory process? How should investigatory meetings be approached where the person being interviewed has or is suspected to have a disability?\nHow much latitude do employers have to order investigations into off-duty conduct? May workplace investigators ask to examine employees’ personal devices\, such as laptops or cellphones\, which employees use exclusively or primarily for personal purposes?\nHow should employers and unions approach investigations into workplace conduct which may have a criminal element?\nWhat legal avenues are available to employees who wish to challenge what they believe to be an unfair or improper investigation into their human rights allegations?\n\nLunch: 11:55 pm – 12:55 pm PT \nKeynote - Paddling Together: Navigating Indigenous Relations in the Workplace - 12:55 pm – 1:25 pm PT\n\n\n \nRhiannon Bennett\nCo-Founder\nHummingbirds Rising Consulting \n\n\nRhiannon Bennett\, from Hummingbirds Rising Consulting\, explores the metaphor of a canoe journey to illustrate the importance of collaboration and understanding in fostering positive relationships with Indigenous communities within organizational settings.\nThis engaging presentation emphasizes the need for HR and union leaders to navigate these relationships with cultural sensitivity\, mutual respect\, and a commitment to reconciliation for the benefit of all involved.Panel 6 - Is it Harassment or Not? An interactive panel with case studies and scenarios - 1:25 pm – 2:40 pm PT\n\n\n \nJacqueline Beltgens\nLawyer\, Workplace Investigator\, and Mediator\nJacqueline Beltgens Law \n\n\n \nKas Pavanantharajah\nUnion Counsel\nBlack Burke Mayor LLP\, dba Black Gropper \n\n\n \nJessica Thomson\nEmployer Counsel\nPulver Crawford Munroe LLP \n\n\nThe general definition of harassment in British Columbia is clear: it is “any inappropriate conduct or comment by a person towards a worker that the person knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause the worker to be humiliated and insulted.” In many instances impugned conduct or comments will clearly meet this definition\, but in other cases debate may arise as to whether the alleged harasser ought reasonably to have known that certain comments or conduct would cause humiliation or offence. This session will highlight the degree to which reasonable minds may disagree about whether certain comments or conduct constitute harassment\, probe the reasons behind such disagreement\, and address questions such as: \n\nShould a complainant’s subjective feelings of humiliation or offence be determinative of whether certain conduct constitutes harassment? If not\, why not?\nWhat role do a complainant’s personal characteristics – gender and race\, for example – play in determining whether certain conduct should be reasonably seen to be offensive? How might a decision-maker’s unconscious bias interfere in the analysis of whether conduct could reasonably be seen to be insulting or humiliating?\nDoes workplace culture play any role in determining whether conduct ought reasonably to have been known to be offensive?\nIs the analysis of whether conduct constitutes harassment affected by a friendship or previous romantic relationships between complainant and respondent? What about power imbalances or lack thereof?\nFrom the employer’s perspective\, how is the reasonableness of management action assessed to determine whether or not it constitutes harassment?\n\nBreak: 2:40 pm – 2:55 pm PT \nPanel 7 - Truly Transformative? Recent B.C. and federal initiatives in employment equity - 2:55 pm – 4:00 pm PT\n\n\n \nAna Mohammed\nPrincipal\nARM Mediation and Consulting \n\n\n \nHasan Alam\nStaff Lawyer\nB.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) \n\n\n \nLou Poskitt\nEmployer Counsel\nCooperwilliams Truman & Ito LLP \n\n\nIn this session\, panelists will discuss two recent provincial and federal initiatives aimed at promoting workplace equity. Speakers will address the recent report of the federal Employment Equity Act Review Task Force\, exploring broader lessons learned for workplace parties\, and will examine the recent introduction of provincial pay transparency legislation as a targeted equity initiative. Questions to be addressed include: \n\nWhat changes did the Task Force recommend with respect to how employment equity groups are defined and described under the Employment Equity Act?\nHow can employers shift from a “top-down” approach to employment equity to a consultative process which involves unions and employees? What lessons can be learned from the Task Force’s recommendations regarding workplace employment equity committees?\nWhat problems did the Task Force identify with the concepts of “merit” or “fit” in recruiting and promoting employees? How might unconscious bias or systemic discrimination impact the assessment of an employee’s qualifications?\nHow can workplace parties ensure that the collection of employee data for equity-related initiatives is meaningful and appropriate? What common pitfalls have led to what the Task Force deems “superficial data collection”? How can employers and unions measure and evaluate progress toward workplace equity?\nHow is B.C.’s Pay Transparency Act expected to address these issues of data collection and discrimination in recruitment and promotion? What new obligations arise for workplace parties under the Act? Are there any mechanisms in place for its enforcement?\n\nClosing Remarks: 4:00 pm PT \nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 10 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 10 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 10 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\nWorkshop CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 5.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/vancouver-human-rights-and-accommodation-conference-2024/
LOCATION:Simon Fraser University – Vancouver Campus\, 580 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 1L6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Human Rights & Accommodation
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SUMMARY:Disabilities that Elude Diagnosis: Accommodating employees with undiagnosed or poorly understood conditions
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nLynne Poirier\nArbitrator/Mediator\nVice-Chair\, Canada Industrial Relations Board \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nSevda Mansour\nLegal Counsel\nOntario Nurses’ Association \n\n\n \nDr. Shawn Marshall\nFull Professor\nDepartment of Medicine\nUniversity of Ottawa \nThe Ottawa Hospital\nRehabilitation Centre \n\n\n \nRebecca Silverberg\nEmployer Counsel\nMcLennan Ross \n\n\nChallenges often arise in accommodating employees with conditions that cannot be identified by a clear diagnostic test or that are not yet well-understood within the medical community. In this session\, experts will address these challenges\, answering questions including: \n\nWhat are common medical conditions that elude diagnosis\, or that are considered “diagnoses of exclusion”? Why does “long COVID” fall within that list?\nIs a definitive diagnosis\, or “objective evidence\,” necessary to establish disability? How should employers and unions respond where there is a lack of available medical practitioners with the requisite knowledge or experience to assess and attest to the condition?\nHow can employers and unions effectively formulate requests for medical information where an employee’s condition cannot be confirmed using a clinician’s diagnostic test?\nWhen sick leave abuse is a concern\, how can an employer distinguish between employees who have genuine\, difficult-to-diagnose disabilities\, and employees who are feigning illness? May an employer discipline or dismiss an employee who is frequently absent\, underperforming\, or exhibiting atypical workplace behaviours but who asserts that it is due to an as-yet undiagnosed disability?\nHow do the stereotypes and stigmas associated with these medical conditions contribute to the challenge of providing accommodation?\n\nWhat types of accommodations may be of assistance to an employee suffering from persistent or chronic symptoms that may impact their ability to work? For example: What measures may assist an individual with long COVID? \nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/disabilities-that-elude-diagnosis-accommodating-employees-with-undiagnosed-or-poorly-understood-conditions/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:From Conflict to Calm: Dealing with high-conflict behaviour in the workplace (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Program Leader\n\n \nMichael Lomax\nMediator \n\n\nHigh-conflict behaviour is characterized by unmanaged emotions\, extreme reactions\, preoccupation with blaming others\, and prolonged\, unresolved conflict. Such behaviour not only seriously damages relationships in the workplace but also frequently results in complaints of bullying and harassment\, grievances and other legal headaches for both employers and unions. This in-depth training session will equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent high-conflict behavior from disrupting both employer and union operations and giving rise to costly litigation. \nParticipants will learn: \n\nBrain science behind high-conflict behaviour\, including current knowledge about High-Conflict Personalities (HCPs)\nPrinciples of progressive discipline and accommodation that apply to dealing with high-conflict behaviour\nStrategies for managing your own anxiety when dealing with HCPs\nApproaches to coaching HCPs to take responsibility for resolving their own conflicts in the workplace\nPractical techniques ready to be used in the workplace\, including:\nConnecting skills – using empathy\, attention and respect (E.A.R.) to communicate and build effective working\nrelationships with HCPs\nAssertion skills – using brief\, informative\, friendly\, but firm (B.I.F.F.) responses to counter misinformation or\nhostility\n\nPlease contact customerservice@lancasterhouse.com for more details. \nCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 4 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 4 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 4 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/from-conflict-to-calm-dealing-with-high-conflict-behaviour-in-the-workplace/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Skills Training
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SUMMARY:Making a Fair Assessment: Evaluating credibility from an EDI perspective
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nKarine Pelletier\nAdjudicator\nManitoba Human Rights Commission \nVice-Chairperson\nManitoba Labour Board \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nTonie Beharrell\nLawyer and Workplace Investigator\nSouthern Butler Price LLP \n\n\n \nConnie Cheung\nEmployer Counsel\nSherrard Kuzz LLP \n\n\n \nAmarkai Laryea\nUnion Counsel\nRavenLaw \n\n\n \nDr. Kristine Peace\nProfessor\nMacEwan University \n\n\nIn this webinar\, expert panelists will examine how stereotypes\, bias\, and other equity\, diversity\, and inclusion considerations can influence assessments of credibility during grievance procedures\, in investigations\, and at arbitration. Panelists will highlight strategies for addressing these concerns and examine questions including: \n\nHow can bias and stereotypes impact how witnesses are perceived and their credibility assessed? How can trauma\, cultural factors\, or experiences of discrimination impact the way in which a witness delivers evidence? Do legal professionals have a professional obligation to recognize and address these concerns?\nWhat role can these factors play in shaping perceptions of the merit of complaints made through grievance or other internal procedures? How might this inadvertently “weed out” legitimate complaints? How can lawyers advising on such matters\, as well as workplace parties\, proactively address these factors?\nHow can investigators ensure that bias and stereotypes do not impact their assessment of witness credibility? What are best practices for ensuring investigations are conducted in a fair and unbiased manner?\nHow do these same factors impact the arbitral process and how testimony and evidence presented at arbitration is evaluated? When is it necessary to present expert evidence on bias or stereotypes?\nWhat training should legal professionals and workplace parties undergo to better recognize and address these issues? Who should receive this training?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program contains 1 hour and 30 minutes of EDI Professionalism content. \n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/making-a-fair-assessment-evaluating-credibility-from-an-edi-perspective/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:National Pensions Conference 2024: Emerging trends in a changing world
DESCRIPTION:National Pensions ConferenceConference Co-Chairs\n\n \nCynthia Crysler\nPensions Counsel\nCavalluzzo LLP \n\n\n \nMichael Wolpert\nPensions Counsel\nFasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP \n\n\nConference Advisory Committee\n\n \nMary Kate Archibald\nActuary/Principal\nEckler Ltd. \n\n\n \nJames Harnum\nPensions Counsel\nKoskie Minsky LLP \n\n\n \nEvan Howard\nChief Legal and Regulatory Affairs Officer\nCAAT Pension Plan \n\n\n \nJonathan Marin\nPensions Counsel\nOsler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP \n\n\nWednesday\, March 6\, 2024Introductory remarks: 12:30 pm – 12:40 pm ET \nPanel 1 - Pension Projections: Experts review economic forecasts - 12:40 pm – 1:55 pm ET\n\n\n \nFaisal Siddiqi\nManaging Director\, Actuarial\nUniversity Pension Plan Ontario \n\n\n \nJosh Ingram\nActuary/Principal\nEckler Ltd. \n\n\n \nKelleher Lynch \nPensions Counsel\nMcCarthy Tétrault LLP \n\n\n \nJames Harnum\nPensions Counsel\nKoskie Minsky LLP \n\n\nMixed outlooks for inflation\, interest rates\, and economic growth have differing implications for the financial health of pension plans and their sponsoring employers in 2024. In this session\, leading experts explore the risks and opportunities associated with the current and predicted economic climate\, and address the following: \n\nWhat does the latest data indicate about the financial health of Canadian defined benefit pension plans?\nHow do the current economic conditions affect different types of pension plans (e.g. defined benefit vs. defined contribution; public sector vs. private sector) and their members? What are the implications of any divergence in these effects?\nWhat are the latest economic forecasts\, including the outlook for inflation\, interest rates\, unemployment\, and growth?\nHow would a sustained fall in inflation and/or interest rates affect pension plans and their members?\nWhat strategies can pension plan administrators take to manage pension plans and pension plan investments in an economic downturn? What role do administrators’ statutory and fiduciary obligations play in this regard?\nWhat implications do the current economic climate and related forecasts have for workplace parties negotiating retirement security plans? Are there pension structures that should be favoured or avoided?\nShould workplaces with pension plans already in place consider altering those arrangements in light of current economic data? Do pension plan administrators and sponsoring employers have an obligation to consult the union before making such changes? Is union consent required for these changes?\nWhat are governments and regulators doing to assist pension plans and their members in coping with current economic conditions? What more can be done?\n\nKeynote - Meeting the Challenges Facing Pension Incomes in Canada: An Introduction to Dynamic Pension Pools - 1:55 pm – 2:40 pm ET\n\n\n \nBonnie-Jeanne MacDonald\nDirector of Financial Security Research\nNational Institute on Aging\nToronto Metropolitan University\nResident Scholar\nEckler \n\n\nFinancial security in retirement is a growing concern for many Canadians\, with a recent National Institute on Ageing survey showing that 77% of older adults are worried about their financial well-being. With retirement expected to last several decades for many—combined with unpredictable financial markets and changing personal circumstances—older Canadians face a tremendous challenge in turning accumulated savings into income that will last the rest of their lives. An emerging solution\, called Dynamic Pension pools\, could give Canadians access to affordable retirement income for life. Join the lead author of the report as she discusses the challenges and the legislative successes they have made to make Dynamic Pensions a reality in Canada – the missing piece in our retirement income system.\nBreak: 2:40 pm – 2:55 pm ET \nPanel 2 - Keeping Current on Pensions: An update on key caselaw and legislative developments - 2:55 pm – 4:10 pm ET\n\n\n \nLaura Brownell\nStaff Representative – Pensions\nSociety of United Professionals \n\n\n \nLevel Chan\nPensions Counsel\nStewart McKelvey \n\n\n \nRoss Gascho\nPensions Counsel\nFasken \n\n\n \nAnthony Guindon\nPensions Counsel\nKoskie Minsky LLP \n\n\nThis panel explores significant court and tribunal decisions related to pensions. Topics to be addressed include plan amendments\, class action cases\, fiduciary duties\, negligence\, contribution rates\, pensionable earnings\, the obligations of successor employers\, and constitutional issues arising out of public sector pension plan reforms. The panel will also review recent legislative and regulatory developments including\, Bill C-228\, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act\, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act\, 1985 and provincial legislative developments. Experts will also explore draft guidelines released by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Final selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most important legislative and regulatory developments. \nClosing remarks: 4:10 pm – 4:12 pm ET \nThursday\, March 7\, 2024Introductory remarks: 12:30 pm – 12:40 pm ET \nPanel 3 - Pensions with Principle: Experts take stock of emerging ESG considerations in investing and fiduciary duties - 12:40 pm – 1:55 pm ET\n\n\n \nRandy Bauslaugh\nPensions Counsel\nRandy Bauslaugh Professional Corporation \n\n\n \nMurray Gold\nPensions Counsel\nKoskie Minsky LLP \n\n\n \nMarie-Josée Privyk\nESG Advisor\nFinComm Services \n\n\nEnvironmental\, social\, and governance (ESG) considerations continue to engage investors\, and those charged with administering pension funds. This panel will address related issues including: \n\nTo what extent do common law fiduciary duties require pension plan administrators to factor ESG considerations into their investment-related decision making? Does this answer depend on plan terms or type of plan?\nDo pension plan administrators have any obligations to unions regarding their investment choices?\nIn what ways can unionized plan members have a say in how their pensions are invested? Can ESG considerations be addressed at the bargaining table?\nWhat do current legislative and regulatory requirements mandate regarding ESG disclosure across Canadian jurisdictions? What changes are in prospect?\nWhat level of familiarity should pension plan board members have regarding ESG-related issues?\n\nBreak: 1:55 pm – 2:10 pm ET \nKeynote - Innovating Pension Designs that Meet the Needs of Today’s Workforce - 2:10 pm – 2:55 pm ET\n\n\n \nDerek Dobson\nChief Executive Officer and Plan Manager\nCAAT Pension Plan \n\n\nWorkplace pension plans exist and evolve at the intersection of several dynamic forces: demographic changes\, business needs of employers\, behavioural economics of members\, labour trends\, investment markets\, workforce migration\, regulatory priorities\, and more. What is needed to design sustainable\, valuable pensions that provide the best outcome – lifetime retirement income security for all – under these complex conditions and interests? Innovation happens when bold ideas are turned into practical solutions. CAAT Pension Plan CEO and Plan Manager Derek Dobson will cover how innovating defined benefit pensions can provide sustainable value and meet the demands of a changing workplace. \nBreak: 2:55 pm – 3:00 pm ET \nPanel 4 - Changing Tides: Experts discuss trends and challenges in pension modernization - 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm ET\n\n\n \nElizabeth Boyd\nPensions Counsel\nBlake\, Cassels & Graydon LLP \n\n\n \nCheri Hearty\nSupervisor\, Worker Safety and Pension & Benefits Units\nOntario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) \n\n\n \nBarbara Sanders\nAssociate Professor\nStatistics & Actuarial Science\nSimon Fraser University \n\n\n \nLaura Strachan\nDirector\, Pension & Group Benefits\nEckler Ltd. \n\n\nEven well-funded pension plans must adapt in the face of economic and demographic challenges\, as evolving conceptions of the meaning of retirement require a re-think of what constitutes retirement income adequacy. This panel will shed light on the hazards that lie ahead for the Canadian pension system and address the following: \n\nTo what extent do political factors\, notably the Alberta government’s proposal to establish its own public pension plan\, threaten the future sustainability of the CPP?\nHow are current pension structures changing to account for existing economic and sociopolitical realities? For example\, how are defined benefit plans insulating themselves against demographic and economic pressures? What new\, or previously less utilized\, pension models are growing in popularity in light of these pressures?\nWhat are governments doing to support enhanced retirement income security for the increasing proportion of the Canadian workforce that is not covered by a defined benefit pension plan?\nHow are views on the meaning of retirement changing\, and what does this mean for pensions and other sources of retirement income?\nDo pension plans remain an important factor in recruitment and retention? As many employees now work for multiple employers across the course of their careers\, are traditional employer-sponsored pension plans still viable and/or a desirable benefit?\nHow is pension plan administration changing to account for evolving family structures? What steps should employers and unions take to ensure that negotiated pension plans are not discriminatory?\nWorkers in the gig economy\, including those engaged in app-based service delivery\, are excluded from traditional retirement savings avenues such as workplace pension plans because of their employment status. What policy options could extend retirement security to this group?\nWhat role\, if any\, will artificial intelligence play in the administration of pension plans and pension funds?\n\nClosing remarks: 4:15 pm ET \nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 6.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 6.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 6.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 6.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 6.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 6.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 6.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/national-pensions-conference-2024-emerging-trends-in-a-changing-world/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Shaken to the Core: When will a breach of trust justify termination?
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nPaul Love\nArbitrator and Mediator \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nChristine Poirier\nSenior Advisor to General Counsel and Chief of Labour Relations and Special Projects Officer\nProfessional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) \n\n\n \nTwila Reid\nEmployer Counsel\nStewart McKelvey \n\n\nWhat happens when trust is broken in the workplace? What kind of conduct is considered to rise to the level of breach of trust\, and when will it be cause for dismissal? In this session\, experts will examine breach of trust in the workplace\, addressing: \n\nWhat constitutes a “breach of trust”? What types of conduct will rise to this threshold?\nDo employees have a duty to avoid conflicts of interest? Does this duty differ in the public and private sectors? What types of situations have arbitrators found pose conflicts of interest?\nWhat evidence is required to prove that an employee has engaged in conduct that rose to the level of a breach of trust? What is the requisite standard of proof?\nWhat are the consequences of a breach of trust? When is progressive discipline required\, and when will a breach of trust be so severe that proceeding directly to termination of employment is warranted? Do different positions and/or workplaces attract differing standards of trust?\nWhat factors do arbitrators\, courts\, and adjudicators typically consider when assessing the appropriate disciplinary penalty for a breach of trust? When may damages in lieu of reinstatement be considered?What factors may be taken into consideration when deciding whether an employment relationship is reparable?\nWill an employee’s remorse or willingness to account for their wrongdoing lead to a different disciplinary outcome? What mitigating factors should unions and employee-side representatives point to in order to support a lesser penalty?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/shaken-to-the-core-when-will-a-breach-of-trust-justify-termination/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240215T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240215T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164433
CREATED:20231103T140935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T160751Z
UID:11247-1708000200-1708005600@lancasterhouse.com
SUMMARY:Asset or Adversary? Examining AI’s impact on work and labour relations
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nGeorge Filliter\nArbitrator and Mediator\nFilliter Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc. \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nDonald Jordan\nEmployer Counsel\nHarris & Company \n\n\n \nPeter Lewis\nCanada Research Chair\, Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence\nAssociate Professor\, Computer Science\nOntario Tech University \n\n\n \nTrent Snikkers\nBilingual National Representative\nCanadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) \n\n\nIn this webinar\, a panel of experts will explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the world of work and the implications for labour relations: \n\nAre concerns about AI’s impact on work overblown? Is this technological advance really different from previous technological revolutions that raised similar concerns about unemployment and the dehumanization of work?\nWhat aspects of work are most likely to be affected by AI? Is replacement of workers the only concern? Is encroachment upon employee privacy also of concern?\nWill human resources be taken over by “algorithmic management\,” e.g. filtering applications for employment\, assessing employee performance\, making decisions regarding termination of employment?\nWill AI take over labour relations tasks such as writing policies\, interpreting contract language\, drafting grievances\, researching law\, formulating arguments based on precedent\, or even deciding the outcome of grievances?\nWhat privacy issues are raised by the introduction of new AI technologies into the workplace? What lessons can be learned from recent arbitration decisions?\nHow should parties address concerns about work intensification related to AI?\nHow can workplace parties use AI to render it an “asset” while avoiding the drawbacks that may render it an “adversary”?\n\nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/asset-or-adversary-examining-ais-impact-on-work-and-labour-relations/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164433
CREATED:20231127T212909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T192209Z
UID:11404-1707827400-1709827200@lancasterhouse.com
SUMMARY:Labour Relations Certificate - Winter (Virtual Program)
DESCRIPTION:In association with:Upon completion of this program\, participants will receive a certificate of completion and a digital credential. \nProgram Leader\nDaphne Taras\nProfessor and Director\nCentre for Labour-Management Relations\nToronto Metropolitan University \nProgram Faculty\n\n \nSharan Basran\nSenior Executive of Legal and CounselOntario Nurses’ Association \n\n\n \nEsi Codjoe\nEmployer CounselTurnpenney Milne LLP \n\n\n \nAlex Brat\nSenior Executive DirectorLabour RelationsThe Division of People StrategyEquity & Culture University of Toronto \n\n\n \nBruce Curran\nAssociate Professor\, Faculty of LawUniversity of Manitoba \n\n\n \nChris Davidson\nSenior Program Lawyer and Researcher \n\n\n \nShana French\nEmployer CounselSherrard Kuzz LLP \n\n\n \nAvner Levin\nProfessorLincoln Alexander School of LawToronto Metropolitan University \n\n\n \nNiki Lundquist\nAssociate CounselLegal Department\, Unifor \n\n\n \nJohn McNamee\nArbitrator \n\n\n \nFrank Miller\nDirector\, Executive and Corporate EducationTed Rogers School of Management \n\n\n \nKat Leonard\nNational RepresentativeUnifor \n\n\n \nDionne Pohler\nAssociate ProfessorUniversity of Saskatchewan \n\n\n \nBob Thompson\nProfessorHuman ResourcesSeneca College of Applied Arts and Technology \n\n\n \nJennifer Wootton\nLawyer/Workplace Investigator \n\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. \nProgram features \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\nWho should attend? \n\nHuman resources professionals\nUnion officers and representatives\nLawyers\nManagers\nMediators\nWorkplace investigators\n\n2024 Winter Schedule†The Winter 2024 session of the Labour Relations Certificate Program will comprise of 8 sessions over 4 weeks\, and will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET beginning February 13\, 2024. \n†More detailed information coming soon. \nAgenda – Winter 2024\nLabour Relations Certificate CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 3.5 hours  per session under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours per session.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 3.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours\, per session.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours\, per session.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours\, per session.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 3.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours\, per session.\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Nova Scotia for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours\, per session.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/lrc-winter-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Professional Learning Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240205T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164433
CREATED:20231218T193845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T155927Z
UID:11536-1707136200-1707148800@lancasterhouse.com
SUMMARY:Grievance Arbitration Fire Services Workshop: Current Trends\, Contested Issues
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\n\n \nSean McManus\nLabour Relations Counsel \n\n\n \nChris Albertyn\nArbitrator \n\n\n \nTom Roper K.C.\nLabour Relations Counsel \n\n\nMonday\, February 5\, 2024This session on grievance arbitration in the fire sector across Canada will be conducted by an experienced arbitrator together with leading union and management counsel. \nPanelists will explore recent decisions relating to current issues including the following: \n\nDischarge and discipline\nBenefits and benefit-related issues (prior authorization\, line of duty death\, reasonable and customary limits\, etc.)\nHuman rights and discrimination\nDisability and accommodation\nPrivacy and privacy-related issues (medical information)\nSick leave and other leaves of absence\nMinimum staffing\, 24-hour shift\, shift exchanges\, etc.\nAlcohol and drug addiction\nOff-duty conduct\nMandatory vaccination\n\nAttendees can expect to be updated on cases involving the principles of collective agreement interpretation\, including the following: \n\nContextual evidence of negotiating history\nEstoppel\nStatutory freeze issues\nThe requirements of good faith\nFairness and management rights\nRelevance of statute law\n\nThe emphasis will be on practical advice. Up-to-date materials will be provided with case summaries\, overviews and analyses prepared by Lancaster’s legal staff. \nWho should attend? The program is designed for: \n\nHR directors\, professionals and executives\nFire chiefs and deputy fire chiefs\nUnion officers\, representatives and advocates\nGrievance advisors and committee members\nLabour lawyers/consultants\nArbitrators\, mediators and adjudicators\n\nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 3.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Colombia for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 3.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/grievance-arbitration-fire-services-workshop-current-trends-contested-issues/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Conference,Fire Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240131T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164433
CREATED:20231218T193507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T142648Z
UID:11529-1706704200-1706716800@lancasterhouse.com
SUMMARY:Interest Arbitration Fire Services Workshop: Current Issues\, Proven Practices
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\n\n \nTom Roper K.C.\nLabour Relations Counsel \n\n\n \nChris Albertyn\nArbitrator \n\n\n \nJeffrey Sack K.C.\nLabour Relations Counsel \n\n\nWednesday\, January 31\, 2024Seasoned experts will address key issues and trends in interest arbitration in the fire sector\, as reflected in recent arbitration awards across Canada. \nAttendees can expect to learn principles and practices relating to the following: \n\nSelecting an arbitrator\nPreparing for mediation meetings and arbitration hearings\nPresenting briefs and documents at arbitration\nExamining alternative formats including conventional arbitration\, med-arb\, arb-med\, final offer selection\, and first contract arbitration\nCriteria and how they are applied by arbitrators including replication/comparability\, demonstrated need and total compensation\nThe treatment of substantive issues\, such as wage determination\, impact of inflation\, staffing standards\, contracting out\, appropriate benefit levels\, etc.\nThe treatment of process issues\, including ground rules\, package bargaining\, admissibility of negotiating exchanges\, propriety of late demands\, estoppel\, arbitrability of bargaining unit exclusions\, impact of post-hearing settlements\, effect of pattern-setting settlements and awards\, status of unratified settlements\nEffective remedies\, including interim awards\, retroactive decisions\, referral for further negotiation\, final orders\, enforcement and judicial review\n\nThe emphasis will be on practical advice. Up-to-date materials will be provided with case summaries\, overviews and analyses prepared by Lancaster’s legal staff. \nWho should attend? The program is designed for: \n\nHR directors\, professionals and executives\nFire chiefs and deputy fire chiefs\nUnion officers\, representatives\, advocates\nUnion and management negotiators and negotiating committee members\nLabour lawyers/consultants\nArbitrators\, mediators and adjudicators\n\nCPDConference CPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 3.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Colombia for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 3.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 3.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/interest-arbitration-fire-services-workshop-current-issues-proven-practices/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Conference,Fire Services
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240125T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240125T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164433
CREATED:20231103T140701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231221T150704Z
UID:11245-1706185800-1706191200@lancasterhouse.com
SUMMARY:Annual Labour Law Update: The Latest Cases and Legislative Developments
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nElaine Doyle\nArbitrator and Mediator\nArbitration and Mediation Services \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nIan Pickard\nEmployer Counsel\nMcInnes Cooper \n\n\n \nAlycia Shaw\nLabour Relations Counsel\nAir Line Pilots Association \n\n\nIn this session\, experts will explore recent noteworthy developments in labour law. Panelists will address questions including: \n\nWhat lessons can be learned from recent cases addressing government involvement in collective bargaining? When will legislation or other government actions which impact collective bargaining be found to be unconstitutional?\nWhen will an employee’s off-duty conduct be grounds for discipline or discharge? Is an employer entitled to discipline or demote an employee for expressing unpopular or controversial views?\nHow have arbitrators approached the use of emerging workplace technologies which may have privacy implications? When will such technologies be considered to impermissibly infringe employee privacy?\nIn what circumstances have employers upheld substance use policies or testing as reasonable? What aspects of these policies or practices are more likely to render them reasonable in the eyes of arbitrators or adjudicators?\nHow have arbitrators approached the interpretation of collective agreement language when determining whether the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation must be treated as a holiday under the parties’ agreement?\nWhat trends are evident in recent damage awards for employees subject to discrimination or harassment? What trends are discernible in recent discipline and discharge cases?\nWhat noteworthy federal and provincial legislation has been introduced regarding privacy and surveillance\, leave and holiday entitlements\, non-disclosure agreements\, pay transparency\, health and safety\, and use of replacement workers? What are the implications for workplaces of Canada’s ratification of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention\, 2019 and recent federal legislation dealing with forced labour? What steps should employers and unions take to prepare for or ensure continued compliance with these laws?\n\nFinal selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most newsworthy developments. \nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/annual-labour-law-update-the-latest-cases-and-legislative-developments/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240111T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240111T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164433
CREATED:20231103T140028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T183423Z
UID:11241-1704976200-1704981600@lancasterhouse.com
SUMMARY:Annual Human Rights Law Update: The Latest Cases and Legislative Developments
DESCRIPTION:Moderator\n\n \nDouglas Sanderson\nArbitrator and Mediator\nDoug Sanderson Dispute Resolution \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n \nJoel Fairbrother\nEmployer Counsel\nBow River Law LLP \n\n\n \nMae J. Nam\nUnion Counsel\nRyder Wright Holmes Bryden Nam LLP \n\n\nIn this webinar\, experts will examine recent noteworthy developments in workplace human rights law. Panelists will address questions including: \n\nWhat is the test for establishing discrimination on the basis of family status? Has recent caselaw resolved provincial differences regarding this test?\nHow have arbitrators and adjudicators approached the issue of religious accommodation in recent cases? What evidence has been required to establish the need for such accommodations?\nWhat lessons can parties draw from recent cases addressing discrimination related to physical or mental health\, specifically in the context of employers requesting independent medical examinations or inquiring about employee health?\nWhen will hiring policies or practices be found to be discriminatory? Is it permissible to inquire about an employee’s health or citizenship?\nWhat noteworthy trends are evident in recent damage awards relating to race-based discrimination and/or poisoned work environments?\nWhat policy changes should workplaces make in light of recent legislative updates addressing disability benefits\, sick leave\, and privacy and surveillance? What are the implications for workplaces of Canada’s ratification of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention\, 2019 and recent federal legislation dealing with forced labour?\nWhich provinces have proposed or passed pay transparency legislation? What steps should employers and unions take to prepare for or comply with these laws?\n\nFinal selection of cases and topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the conference\, ensuring coverage of the latest and most newsworthy developments. \nAccreditationCPD\n\n\nThis program has been approved for Continuing Professional Development 1.5 hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR BC & Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.\nMembers of the Law Society of New Brunswick may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may count this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nCPD for Members of the Law Society of Ontario: 1.5 Substantive Hours; 0 Professionalism Hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/annual-human-rights-law-update-the-latest-cases-and-legislative-developments/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T164433
CREATED:20230906T194702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T212358Z
UID:10333-1702371600-1702483200@lancasterhouse.com
SUMMARY:Effective Grievance Handling and Arbitration Advocacy: Intensive training for employers and unions\, Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Program Faculty\n\n \nSarah Crossley\nEmployer Counsel\nFilion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP \n\n\n \nBrian Etherington\nArbitrator \n\n\n \nLewis Gottheil\nUnion Lawyer and Educator \n\n\nProgram DetailsWhile arbitration of a grievance tends to be viewed as “the main event\,” the procedure leading up to arbitration should not be neglected. Employer and union representatives should cultivate the skills and knowledge necessary to resolve grievances early\, before expensive and unpredictable arbitration is necessary. Of course\, not every grievance can be settled without arbitration. When arbitration is necessary\, both employer and union representatives need to be able to effectively mount a successful grievance arbitration case or to give maximum assistance to counsel. \nOver the course of this two-day session\, leading employer and union counsel and one of Canada’s foremost arbitrators will lead participants in interactive discussion of strategies for settling grievances before arbitration and explain how to win cases when arbitration is necessary. \nWorking through a realistic grievance with the guidance of experts\, participants will learn to: \n\nPrepare effectively for formal grievance meetings;\nDetermine which grievances should go to arbitration;\nIdentify key issues\, strengths\, and weaknesses of a grievance;\nAddress preliminary issues\, such as timeliness;\nObtain and provide appropriate disclosure;\nPrepare\, examine\, and cross-examine witnesses;\nMake persuasive opening and closing statements.\n\nTuesday\, December 12\, 2023Breakfast: 8:30 am – 9:00 am ET \nProgram: 9:00 am – 4:00 am ET \nWednesday\, December 13\, 2023Breakfast: 8:30 am – 9:00 am ET \nProgram: 9:00 am – 4:00 am ET \nCPD\n\n\n \nThis program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 11 Continuing Professional Development hours. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThis program has been approved for 11 Continuing Professional Development hours under Section A3 of the Recertification Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association.\nThis program has been approved by the Law Society of Saskatchewan for 11 Continuing Professional Development hours.\nMembers of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 11 Continuing Professional Development hours.
URL:https://lancasterhouse.com/event/effective-grievance-handling-and-arbitration-advocacy-intensive-training-for-employers-and-unions-toronto/
LOCATION:U of T Woodsworth College Residence (Room 25)\, 321 Bloor St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1S5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Professional Learning Program
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