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 resulting order also enjoined picketing from temporary residences such as hotel accommodation. The Court […]
Dockless electric scooters have become very popular in Chicago. People are able to unlock the scooters with apps and drop them off at other locations when they are done riding on them. While these scooters allow people to get where they need to go while reducing their carbon footprints, they also can be hazardous. Some […]
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. 184, the employer’s decision to dismiss the worker for alcohol abuse and breach of return […]
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 Supreme Court of Canada in a series of cases over the last decade and a […]