The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Protects Against Most Forms of Search Rules governing the searches of homes, vehicles, and persons are established to uphold individual rights while allowing law enforcement to carry out their responsibilities effectively. These rules are described in Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which maintains […]
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Collective Bargaining in Canada: How It Affects Employers and Employees While it may seem impossible today, it wasn’t that long ago that Canadians faced extremely poor working conditions, including safety hazards on the job, long hours, and mistreatment from employers. Just a few generations ago, employment looked very different, and labor laws were almost nonexistent.
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Understanding What Wrongful Dismissal Is and What You Can Do About It Being fired is rarely a pleasant experience, even if you didn’t like your job or were planning on moving on anyway. If there were multiple disciplinary actions or your employer had already put you on probation, it’s likely that this wasn’t a surprise.
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With the continuous advancement of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and its transformative effects on various industries, it is also becoming increasingly influential in employment law. In workplaces, AI systems are utilized more and more to streamline operations, automate tasks, and enhance efficiency, yet they concurrently give rise to numerous legal and ethical questions that must be
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If you are in a union, this question depends on the language of your collective agreement and we recommend that you contact your union representative. If you are not in a union, the Employment Standards Act only permits temporary layoffs in very limited circumstances. Economic Downturn & Temporary Layoffs During times of economic downturn, such as those
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Why Your Workplace Needs to Unionize In a non-unionized workplace, the terms and conditions of the employee’s employment are governed through oral or written employment contract between the employee and the employer, and employment standards legislation. In a unionized workplace, however, a trade union that has been chosen by the majority of the employees will
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“Just cause” dismissal means a dismissal where the employer had cause to terminate the employment of an employee. Why might it be important for an employer to claim that a dismissal was with cause? In a “without cause” dismissal, the employer will usually have an obligation to provide notice, pay in lieu of notice, or
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The labour relations process that produces a union-management relationship consists of three phases: union organizing, negotiating a collective agreement, and administering or enforcing the collective agreement. Phase One of Labour Relations Process: Union Organizing In phase one of the labour relations process, a non-union employer becomes unionized through an organizing campaign. The campaign starts either
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What do I do if I’ve been discriminated against? Do you think you’ve been discriminated against? This blog entry sets out what discrimination is under human rights legislation, and what you can do if you’ve been discriminated against. 1) Is the discrimination illegal? Discrimination is illegal under the laws of all provinces and territories in
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