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2801, 2025

Lancaster Speaker Series: Dr. Charl Els – Introducing Best Practices for the Independent Medical Examination (IME) of Mental and Behavioural Disorders

January 28th, 2025|Tags: , , , , |

Speaker Dr. Charl Els Psychiatrist, Addiction Specialist, and Occupational Physician Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry and Department of Medicine University of Alberta January 28, 2025 Occupational mental health [...]

2111, 2024

Attendance Management: Addressing issues raised by disabilities, remote work, childcare and elder care, and absences due to illness and emergencies

November 21st, 2024|Tags: , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials November 21, 2024 Employers often utilize attendance management programs (“AMPs”) to address employee absenteeism. How can AMPs be developed, implemented, and communicated to employees [...]

511, 2024

Compliance and Compassion: Providing representation while accommodating disabilities and meeting professional obligations

November 5th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials November 5, 2024 In this webinar, expert panelists will explore best practices for legal practitioners and labour relations professionals when representing employees [...]

2708, 2024

Can We Be Friends? Navigating workplace interactions in an increasingly conflicted world

August 27th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials August 27, 2024 Workplaces bring together employees with diverse beliefs and opinions. In this webinar, expert panelists will examine legal principles and best practices [...]

1104, 2024

Disabilities that Elude Diagnosis: Accommodating employees with undiagnosed or poorly understood conditions

April 11th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials April 11, 2024 Challenges often arise in accommodating employees with conditions that cannot be identified by a clear diagnostic test [...]

1807, 2023

Working with Episodic Disabilities: Using the latest tools

July 18th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials July 18, 2023 Employees with episodic disabilities may face challenges in maintaining consistent attendance and productivity, even when [...]

2305, 2023

Dealing with Highly Sensitive Personal Information: Documenting and accommodating mental health disabilities

May 23rd, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials May 23, 2023 Obtaining information to accommodate an employee's mental health disabilities can pose challenges for employers and unions. In this webinar, [...]

1810, 2022

Macro Questions about Microaggressions: When do they amount to harassment? Is discipline or education the appropriate response?

October 18th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials October 18, 2022 Workplace microaggressions are subtle behaviours or comments that further marginalize individuals already facing systemic oppression. For an employer, it [...]

1309, 2022

ABCs of Medical Information: How-to guidance on requesting, using and disclosing employee medical information

September 13th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials September 13, 2022 Health-related issues in the workplace often impel employers to request employees' medical information — for example, medical documentation may [...]

1003, 2022

The Independent Medical Exam: Working together to make it work

March 10th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials March 10, 2022 The use of independent medical examinations (IMEs) in determining appropriate accommodations is highly contentious. Unions and employees may doubt [...]

508, 2021

Current Issues in Health Care Law: Health and safety, accommodation, discipline for off-duty conduct, privacy, and more

August 5th, 2021|Tags: , , , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials August 5, 2021 Employers, unions, and workers in the health care sector face unique challenges and added complexity given the nature of their [...]

2909, 2020

Doctors at a Distance: Obtaining medical information and protecting privacy in the remote era

September 29th, 2020|Tags: , , , , |

September 29, 2020 Obtaining medical information relating to sick leave, disability accommodation, or return to work is normally a routine task for employers and unions. However, the COVID-19 crisis has amplified health-related issues [...]

1509, 2020

Accommodating Disability in the wake of COVID-19: What rules apply? What has changed?

September 15th, 2020|Tags: , , , , |

Includes: Webinar Recording with all Associated Materials September 15, 2020 COVID-related restrictions raise a host of novel issues regarding the accommodation of employees with disabilities. Public health guidelines, including [...]

1405, 2020

Accommodating Episodic Disabilities: The latest law and research

May 14th, 2020|Tags: , , , , |

May 14, 2020 Episodic disabilities, such as depression, anxiety, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis, are characterized by periods of good health alternating with periods of illness or disability. Because symptoms of these disabilities fluctuate, [...]

3004, 2020

On the Horizon in Accommodation: ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, mild cognitive impairment, and other emerging issues

April 30th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

April 30, 2020 Although they are lifelong conditions, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are often thought of as childhood conditions. Conversely, the popular conception of individuals with age-related [...]

204, 2020

Closing the Divide: Innovative strategies for confronting discrimination and supporting a diverse workforce

April 2nd, 2020|Tags: , , , , , |

April 2, 2020 While organizations may recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and even identify diversity as a priority, they regularly encounter challenges in successfully recruiting and retaining diverse employees. Furthermore, despite [...]

2306, 2016

Ensuring Equality at Work for Aboriginal Peoples: Addressing the workplace recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

June 23rd, 2016|Tags: , |

June 23, 2016 Featuring special guest speaker: The Honourable Murray Sinclair, Senator Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission  IssuesThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada provided employment-related recommendations in its final report. One recommendation is [...]

2702, 2014

One Strike and You’re Out? When is misconduct a firing offence, when is progressive discipline appropriate?

February 27th, 2014|Tags: , , , , , |

February 27, 2014 Although arbitrators will generally require a progressive disciplinary approach in response to workplace-related misconduct, such an approach may not be appropriate when it comes to some of the most serious [...]

303, 2011

The Top 10 Human Rights Cases

March 3rd, 2011|Tags: , |

March 03, 2011 Decisions touching on issues of human rights in the workplace are released every week, but familiarity with the landmark decisions will provide you with the foundation you need to master [...]

2705, 2010

Assessing Discipline and the Alternatives

May 27th, 2010|Tags: |

May 27, 2010 What objectives should shape the decision to impose sanctions and the level of the sanctions? Rehabilitation? Punishment? Deterrence? Correction? To minimize the negative impact on employer-employee relationships and productivity, a [...]

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