Month: September 2005

The Supreme Court of Canada spoke recently on the standard of review to be applied to a labour arbitrator. In two Alberta cases, Voice Construction and Lethbridge Community College, the Supreme Court held that the standard of review was reasonableness…

The Pepsi Cola case expanded allowable types of picketing. In a recent B.C. case, Telus v. T.W.U. et al., 2005 BCSC 1236, the Court made it clear that picketing at an employee's residence was unlawful conduct and enjoined that activity.…

The issue of dismissal for employment related substance abuse is a continuing and evolving workplace theme. In a recent B.C. arbitration, International Forest Products Ltd. (Hammond Cedar Division) v. United Steelworkers of America Local 1-3567 (Sall Grievance), [2005] B.C.C.A.A.A. No.…

Our workforce is aging and you can bet that mandatory retirement is an issue that employers and unions will be frequently dealing with over the next few years. The basic legal framework for mandatory retirement was laid out by the…