We provide a broad range of professional legal services in matters before the BC, Alberta and Federal courts, as well as before a variety of administrative tribunals,
including labour relations boards, human rights tribunals, and arbitration boards.
Mike regularly appears at all levels of court in British Columbia and before administrative tribunals,
including the Labour Relations Board and federal and provincial human rights tribunals.
Rachel provides representation at arbitration and various tribunals and courts,
including the Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal, and Small Claims Court.
Not exact matches
Location and method of voting: Bill 148 would expressly empower the Ontario
Labour Relations Board to conduct votes outside the workplace,
including electronically and by telephone, give directions in connection with votes and authorize persons to carry out certain
Board powers.
Simone has argued cases at all levels of the courts in Ontario
including the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario
Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, and various matters in front of labour arbitr
Labour Relations Board, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance
Board, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, and various matters in front of
labour arbitr
labour arbitrators.
In the
labour relations context, for example,
labour boards have long
included temporary workers in larger, all - inclusive bargaining units with «regular» employees.
Recent successes
include securing an order from the Ontario
Labour Relations Board declaring a union - led plant occupation to be unlawful, overturning a Saskatchewan
Labour Relations Board decision in the Court of Appeal relating to the application of the «build up principle» in the construction industry, and upholding the termination of an employee with a marijuana addiction for repeated abusive behaviour towards management.
The firm's areas of practice
include: advising the multinational and multi-jurisdictional employer; Industrial
Relations Board proceedings; collective agreements and bargaining; compensation and benefits plans; construction labour relations; employee relations; executive employment agreements and compensation; grievance arbitration; human rights and accommodation; injunctive court proceedings and judicial review; interest arbitration; Labour Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal li
Relations Board proceedings; collective agreements and bargaining; compensation and benefits plans; construction
labour relations; employee relations; executive employment agreements and compensation; grievance arbitration; human rights and accommodation; injunctive court proceedings and judicial review; interest arbitration; Labour Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal litig
labour relations; employee relations; executive employment agreements and compensation; grievance arbitration; human rights and accommodation; injunctive court proceedings and judicial review; interest arbitration; Labour Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal li
relations; employee
relations; executive employment agreements and compensation; grievance arbitration; human rights and accommodation; injunctive court proceedings and judicial review; interest arbitration; Labour Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal li
relations; executive employment agreements and compensation; grievance arbitration; human rights and accommodation; injunctive court proceedings and judicial review; interest arbitration;
Labour Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal litig
Labour Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal li
Relations Board proceedings; management training; mediation and alternative dispute resolution; occupational health and safety; outsourcing; pay equity; privacy; responding to union organizing and applications for certification sale or closure; strike or lock - out preparation and business continuity planning; workplace investigations; workplace safety and insurance; wrongful and constructive dismissal litigation.
It challenged Local 1059's policy against dual union membership,
including the loss of benefits following expulsion, in two complaints brought on Garcia's behalf before the Ontario
Labour Relations Board.
* Canadian Criminal Cases — 1898 to present * Dominion Law Reports — 1912 to present *
Labour Arbitration Cases — 1948 to present * Land Compensation Reports — 1971 to present * Ontario Municipal
Board Reports — 1972 to present * Alberta Decisions, Civil Cases — 1979 to 2007 * Alberta Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1979 to 2007 * All - Canada Weekly Summaries — 1977 to present * British Columbia Decisions, Civil Cases — 1977 to present * British Columbia Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1977 to 2007 * British Columbia
Labour Arbitration Decisions — 1982 to present * British Columbia
Labour Relations Board Decisions — 1979 to present * Canadian
Labour Arbitration Summaries — 1986 to present * Charter of Rights Decisions * — 1961 to 2007 (*
includes Bill of Rights) * Federal Court of Appeal Decisions — 1980 to 1999 * Manitoba Decisions, Civil Cases — 1978 to 1999 * Manitoba Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1978 to 1999 * Saskatchewan Decisions, Civil Cases — 1980 to 2007 * Saskatchewan Decisions, Criminal Cases — 1980 to 2007 * Supreme Court of Canada Decisions — 1978 to present * Weekly Criminal Bulletin — 1977 to present
His legal career also
includes serving as Vice-Chair of the BC
Labour Relations Board and holding several senior positions with the Health Employers Association of BC, where he provided hands - on labour relations advice to its me
Labour Relations Board and holding several senior positions with the Health Employers Association of BC, where he provided hands - on labour relations advice to its
Relations Board and holding several senior positions with the Health Employers Association of BC, where he provided hands - on
labour relations advice to its me
labour relations advice to its
relations advice to its members.
The changes being proposed with respect to the
Labour Relations Code are less clear, however appear to
include the following areas: mandating the inclusion of the Rand formula in collective agreements, amending union certification processes, assessing existing dispute resolution options for intractable disputes and broadening the mandate of, and improving the powers, procedures and remedial options of, the Alberta
Labour Relations Board.
He has turned an arbitration over his termination during the probationary period of his employment in 1999 into a legal battle that apparently continues today,
including allegations of bias against members of the BC
Labour Relations Board (which were noted as being without merit), a Statement of Claim against the BC Attorney General (and others) which was dismissed as an abuse of process, and the attempted swearing of two informations against a vice chair of the BC LRB (which the court found there was no evidence to support).
Our lawyers have extensive experience in every aspect of
labour law including grievance arbitration, Labour Relations Board applications, contract negotiation, and human rights compl
labour law
including grievance arbitration,
Labour Relations Board applications, contract negotiation, and human rights compl
Labour Relations Board applications, contract negotiation, and human rights complaints.
In addition to the new requirement whereby in certain circumstances employers will be required to provide an employee list to a union seeking bargaining rights which
includes employees» names, phone numbers, and personal email addresses, provided that the employer has this information, Bill 148 has been changed further to give the Ontario
Labour Relations Board (the «OLRB») discretion to order employers to also disclose:
Expanding the remedial jurisdiction of the Ontario
Labour Relations Board (the «
Board»),
including the power to impose administrative monetary penalties of up to $ 100,000 per infraction.
Phil has successfully appeared before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and judicial reviews before the Divisional Court as counsel as well as various Tribunals
including the Ontario
Labour Relations Board and the Human Rights Tribunal.
Labour Law — Representing unions in labour relations matters, including arbitrations and Board applica
Labour Law — Representing unions in
labour relations matters, including arbitrations and Board applica
labour relations matters,
including arbitrations and
Board applications.
He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and a range of tribunals,
including: The Ontario
Labour Relations Board, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, The Workplace Safety and Insurance
Board and Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal.
Mark also represents trade unions,
including construction industry trade unions, at the Ontario
Labour Relations Board.
Examples of tribunals established under provincial legislation
include landlord - tenant
boards, human rights tribunals, securities commissions, environmental review tribunals, workers» compensation tribunals,
labour relations boards, and criminal injury compensations
boards — to name just a very few.
The primary focus of the articling experience in Toronto is on all aspects of
labour and employment law, including labour arbitration, proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health and s
labour and employment law,
including labour arbitration, proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health and s
labour arbitration, proceedings before the Ontario
Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health and s
Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health an
Relations Board and Canada Industrial
Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health an
Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (
including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction
labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health and s
labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health an
relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health and safety.
We have helped clients with their applications before the Manitoba
Labour Board in matters under The
Labour Relations Act -
including certification and disputes that come up during the bargaining process.
Of course, we also do a number of other things,
including developing HR policies, negotiating with unions and advocating for our clients before various
labour relations boards.
Following a review of the
Labour Relations Code that included 340 written submissions from business, industry, organized labour, non-profits and the general public, as well as technical advice from respected labour lawyer and former Labour Relations Board Chairperson, Andrew Sims, Q.C., a series of proposed changes to the Code are included in Bill 17: The Fair and Family - friendly Workplace
Labour Relations Code that
included 340 written submissions from business, industry, organized
labour, non-profits and the general public, as well as technical advice from respected labour lawyer and former Labour Relations Board Chairperson, Andrew Sims, Q.C., a series of proposed changes to the Code are included in Bill 17: The Fair and Family - friendly Workplace
labour, non-profits and the general public, as well as technical advice from respected
labour lawyer and former Labour Relations Board Chairperson, Andrew Sims, Q.C., a series of proposed changes to the Code are included in Bill 17: The Fair and Family - friendly Workplace
labour lawyer and former
Labour Relations Board Chairperson, Andrew Sims, Q.C., a series of proposed changes to the Code are included in Bill 17: The Fair and Family - friendly Workplace
Labour Relations Board Chairperson, Andrew Sims, Q.C., a series of proposed changes to the Code are
included in Bill 17: The Fair and Family - friendly Workplaces Act.
Those allegations date back to at least 2015, when Clarke and five other officers
including those who were not racialized officers, filed a complaint to the Ontario
Labour Relations Board that they were on the receiving end of an «unlawful reprisal» when they were transferred out of the unit.
Farris litigators have argued cases before a wide variety of administrative tribunals
including the British Columbia Securities Commission, the British Columbia Utilities Commission, the
Labour Relations Board, the Workers Compensation
Board, the Property Assessment Appeal
Board, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, and the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.
Carolyn regularly appears as counsel on behalf of employers in a variety of forums
including rights and interest arbitrations, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Ontario
Labour Relations Board, the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal and the Workplace Safety and Appeals Tribunal.
In the traditional
labour relations field, we represent both provincially and federally regulated trade unions in all types of
labour relations board proceedings,
including certifications, unfair
labour practices, related employer applications and construction
labour relations matters.