Sentences with phrase «in the labour relations»

Social media is fuelling a fundamental shift in labour relations and corporate communications, and is showing it can do more than just complicate negotiations — it can affect control of major business announcements like divestments, layoffs, mergers and acquisitions.
This deference is present whether the board in question is a «statutory» or a private tribunal (on the distinction in the labour relations context, see Roberval Express Ltée v. Transport Drivers, Warehousemen and General Workers Union, Local 106, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 888, Howe Sound Co. v. International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (Canada), Local 663, [1962] S.C.R. 318, affirming (1961), 29 D.L.R. (2d) 76, Re International Nickel Co. of Canada and Rivando, [1956] O.R. 379 (C.A.)-RRB- It is based on the idea that if the courts are available to the parties as an alternative forum, violence is done to a comprehensive statutory scheme designed to govern all aspects of the relationship of the parties in a labour relations setting.
In addition to cases where wrongful dismissal has been found (especially in labour relations scenarios), reinstatement is authorized under work - related legislation, such as occupational health and safety and human rights legislation.
The majority's view, however, was that the right to strike holds a special place in labour relations.
In the labour relations context, for example, labour boards have long included temporary workers in larger, all - inclusive bargaining units with «regular» employees.
The protest got plenty of press — which in labour relations is often half the battle.
One area in which the new ways of communicating and collaborating that are discussed so often at this site are coming to the fore is in labour relations.
«bargaining agent» means a trade union as defined in the Labour Relations Act that has the status of exclusive bargaining agent under that Act in respect of any bargaining unit or units in an establishment and includes an organization representing employees to whom this Act applies where such organization has exclusive bargaining rights under any other Act in respect of such employees; («agent négociateur»)
After working in labour relations and human resources for a number of years, I realized that what I could accomplish with a law degree was more valuable to me and would enable me to make more of a difference in the lives of others.
In labour relations, it is often said that those who do their job well make their jobs look too easy and unnecessary, since they are able to deal with issues and concerns early on and effectively before they become larger problems.
The two dissenting justices, Richard Wagner and Marshall Rothstein, said that enshrining the right to strike restricts the government's flexibility in labour relations.
Where strike action is limited in a way that substantially interferes with a meaningful process of collective bargaining, it is to be replaced by one of the meaningful dispute resolution mechanisms commonly used in labour relations.
[25] Where strike action is limited in a way that substantially interferes with a meaningful process of collective bargaining, it must be replaced by one of the meaningful dispute resolution mechanisms commonly used in labour relations.
Unless a business comes within the definition of federal undertaking in the Canada Labour Code, no question of federal jurisdiction in labour relations arises.
At the time the doctrine of judicial deference was first developed by the Court in the late 1970s and 1980s, the courts in the labour relations area, in particular, had a poor record of interfering with the sensible development of labour relations policy by labour relations boards and arbitrators under collective bargaining statutes.
It does not and, of course, could not presume to exercise authority in labour relations in matters not otherwise within the jurisdiction of Parliament.
It is unnecessary to go beyond the Act to look for federal jurisdiction in labour relations.
The concern in a labour relations context is the corrosive effect of recording on ongoing relationships dependent on trust.
[19] A good deal of jurisprudence has developed around the question of federal involvement in labour relations.
Accordingly, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes him as a leading practitioner in labour relations and Best Lawyers in Canada considers him a top lawyer in labour and employment law.
Labour Law — Representing unions in labour relations matters, including arbitrations and Board applications.
Steven Barrett decries the «antiquated exclusions» in the Labour Relations Act; seeks to have Legal Aid Ontario recognize employees» chosen representative.
Robert advises private and public sector employers in labour relations and employment law matters generally, including employee terminations, structuring severance packages, interest arbitrations under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act, employment contracts, human rights matter, and the treatment of employees in corporate transactions.
In labour relations, access to expedited processes are available if both parties agree (usually as part of a collective agreement) or if at least one party is not fussy about who adjudicates their dispute (through expedited processes mandated by statute).
When presented with the occasion to opine on the compatibility of administrative tribunals with the entrenchment of judicial power in Labour Relations Board of Saskatchewan v. John East Iron Works, [vii] the position of the judges was unequivocal: the Board's functions represented a «striking departure from the traditional conception of a court» [viii] and were designed instead to give effect to the «new conception of industrial relations», [ix] something that could only be achieved by technocrats familiar with the domain and qualified to «bring an experience and knowledge acquired extra-judicially to the solution of their problems».
As pointed out by Local 853, I would have only represented Local 853 in labour relations matters and not with respect to anything involving trade classification, and certainly not involving the College.
Critics consider back to work legislation as undue interference in labour relations and a weakening of unionized workers» rights.
Thus, flight attendants» union officials successfully used this Act to challenge the airline's age and marriage rules in labour relations and in the courts, and eventually forced airlines to drop age and marriage restrictions entirely by the end of the 1960s.
This document is easily accessible on - line and is written by Leo McGrady Q.C., a well - known BC lawyer specializing, on the union / employee side, in labour relations.
Boris attended Osgoode Hall Law School, where he was awarded the Osler Hoskin and Harcourt prize in labour relations law as well as the Bereskin and Parr prize in intellectual property.
«trade union» means a trade union as defined in the Labour Relations Act, 1995 that has the status of exclusive bargaining agent under that Act in respect of any bargaining unit or units in a workplace and includes an organization representing workers or persons to whom this Act applies where such organization has exclusive bargaining rights under any other Act in respect of such workers or persons; («syndicat»)
Of interest will be to see if the freedom of expression right under the constitution is considered for all players or merely in the labour relations context.
The Charter's guarantee of freedom of association has often been leveraged to protect employees» rights in the labour relations context.
It is not, however, unusual in labour relations litigation... where one might be dealing with exactly the same issues.
«collective agreement» has the same meaning as in the Labour Relations Act, 1995; («convention collective»)
Educated at the University of Toronto in Employment Relations, Ozzie has acquired knowledge in labour relations, business writing, employment law, employee compensation, and human resources management.

Not exact matches

But it was the airline's first bankruptcy in 2003 that turned the usual cut and - thrust of labour relations into a blood feud.
The case raises an array of labour relations and employment law questions that will surely be answered in the weeks and months ahead as more information comes to light.
Without proof to the contrary, most employees assume they're underpaid relative to their peers, says Travor Brown, who teaches labour relations and HR at Memorial University in St. John's, Nfld., and that tends to breed disengagement and mediocre work: «By giving clear pay information, that disconnect disappears.»
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has joined 12 other business organizations from across the province in endorsing a joint submission to the B.C. Labour Relations Code Review Panel.
Speakers making the case for why it's time to listen to the experts and Canadians — and get down to business and develop a made - in - Canada proportional representation system include Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Katelynn Northam, electoral reform campaign lead at Leadnow, Farhat Rehman of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women and Annie Bérubé, director of government relations at Équiterre.
Good labour relations in education and positive working relationships between provincial governments and teacher unions are a critical ingredient in the relative success of our public education system.
Looking at the figures for each recession, it's notable that (a) the proportionate rise in the level of unemployment, once the fall in GDP is taken into account, bears some relation to the rise in real wages; (b) there is no consistent difference between supply - side and demand - side recessions; (c) given the long - term costs of unemployment, a flexible labour market becomes extremely important in a recession.
There was simply no excuse for this, and the adjudicator was blunt: «Harmonious labour - management relations, which are one of the objects of the PSLRA, are not possible when one of the parties has no hesitation in ignoring provisions of the PSLRA designed to achieve labour relations peace.»
And for those of us who come under the Public Service Labour Relations Act, a minority of bargaining unit members can decertify a union: a 55 % vote of the unit would be required to keep the union in place.
In the key Lavigne vs. OPSEU decision of 1991, Justice Gérard La Forest explained that the unionization model in Canada ensures that unions have «both the resources and the mandate necessary to enable them to play a role in shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.&raquIn the key Lavigne vs. OPSEU decision of 1991, Justice Gérard La Forest explained that the unionization model in Canada ensures that unions have «both the resources and the mandate necessary to enable them to play a role in shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.&raquin Canada ensures that unions have «both the resources and the mandate necessary to enable them to play a role in shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.&raquin shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.»
Canadian Labour Reporter is designed to keep labour professionals up to date in the fast - moving industrial relations field with reports from collective bargaining tables across the coLabour Reporter is designed to keep labour professionals up to date in the fast - moving industrial relations field with reports from collective bargaining tables across the colabour professionals up to date in the fast - moving industrial relations field with reports from collective bargaining tables across the country.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has joined 12 other business organizations from across the province in endorsing a joint submission to the B.C. Labour Relations Code Review Panel.
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You will know just big your growing baby is each week in relation to fruit and vegetables and you'll buy all type of books about birth and labour and you won't stop quoting Ina May Gaskin.
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