IBP v. Alvarez and Tum v. Barber Foods
Amy Howe of SCOTUSBlog posts an excellent discussion on these two United States Supreme Court cases on an employer’s duty to pay employees for time spent retrieving and donning sanitary and safety gear.
Damages for Health Sector Strike Action
A recent British Columbia Supreme Court judicial review, HEU v. BCLRB et al., 2005 BCSC 1369, examines some of the preliminary issues underlying a lawsuit by members of the public for damages suffered due to a strike by the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU). The case concerns HEU’s dispute of a Labour Relations Board decision that […]
Human Rights Research and Education Centre
I have to say that I was quite impressed with the U of Ottawa’s Human Rights Research and Education Centre web site. Looks like it could be a useful research tool.
Employee’s Duty to Accept Reasonable Accommodation
Employers and unions both have a role to play in accommodating an employee. But what of the employee’s duty? Employees commonly reject accommodation proposals on the basis that it’s not what they want or that there is another accommodation that they would prefer. It goes without saying that the accommodation process should be underscored by […]
Professional Misconduct
Stuart v. British Columbia College of Teachers, 2005 BCSC 645, outlines an approach to challenging and defending the decision of a professional regulatory body to sanction one of its members for professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming. In this case the sanctioned member had engaged in conduct at the work place that can only be described […]