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August 25, 2017 First Round of Amendments to Bill 148 Does Not Address Many Employer Concerns Ontario’s Bill 148, known colloquially as the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, passed the first reading on June 1, 2017. The proposed Bill contains extensive amendments to both the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) and the Labour Relations … Continued
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August 17, 2017 NDP Government in Alberta Announces OHS Legislation Review On August 16, 2017, the NDP Government in Alberta announced that it is reviewing Alberta’s OHS legislation (Review). This comes on the heels of similar reviews having been done on the Employment Standards Code and the Labour Relations Code, both of which resulted in … Continued
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August 9, 2017 Saskatchewan Court Rules on the “Build-Up Principle” in the Construction Industry In a decision released on June 30, 2017 (the “Decision”), the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench has overturned a prior decision of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board which dismissed an application for certification concerning an all-employee unit in the construction industry … Continued
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August 8, 2017 NDP Plans to Restore Human Rights Commission in British Columbia The government of British Columbia has announced its plan to re-institute the province’s Human Rights Commission (the “Commission”). In 2002, British Columbia’s Human Rights Commission was shut down by the Liberal government, in favour of the Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”), the … Continued
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