Employment Law – Page 26 – Schenk & Associates

Commercial Arbitration Act: No Reinstatement Jurisdiction

by Johannes Schenk / On June 14, 2006 / In Employment Law, Labour Law

Randhawa v. The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada) Co., 2006 BCCA 273, is an interesting case concerning a dismissal arbitration under the BC Commercial Arbitration Act. The BC Court of Appeal confirmed that the Arbitrator did not have jurisdiction to order…

Employment Responsibilities in a Recreational Setting

by Johannes Schenk / On June 9, 2006 / In Employment Law

There are all sorts of ways that businesses and like entities get themselves into trouble. One way is by the actions of their employees. If you run an exercise or activity based program you and your employees must understand the…

More Office Romance?

by Johannes Schenk / On June 8, 2006 / In Employment Law

As an employee whatever you do don't do this. Whitehouse v. RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2006 ABQB 372 concerns a very highly paid executive employee that invites some company up to the office for a little after hours entertainment. This…

Office Romance

by Johannes Schenk / On June 8, 2006 / In Employment Law

This is a touchy matter. As an employer you like to give your group some latitude but there always comes a point when the relationship interferes with the workplace. Especially when managers have relations with subordinates. Carroll v. Emco Corporation…

2.2 Million US Military Personnel Privacy Violations

by Johannes Schenk / On June 7, 2006 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law

See this Washington Post article on the recent theft of data from the Department of Veteran Affairs. And you thought you made a mistake. Concerns are now being raised that information (SSN and residential addresses) relating to 80% of the…

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