In conversations with friends, family, and coworkers, in Wente-esque newspaper columns, and in recent local and national debates about discrimination and free speech on university campuses, you may have encountered the idea that “identity politics” are bad….
By Gail L. Gatchalian The Honourable Justice Thomas Cromwell will be the opening keynote speaker at the annual Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law (CAPSLE) conference taking place in Halifax from April 29 to May…
Can an employer with a unionized workforce require its employees to work unpaid standby shifts? In the absence of express language in the collective agreement, employers may try to impose standby under the scope of general “management…
The latest attempt by Merit Contractors Association to challenge union security clauses in construction collective agreements has fallen short. Merit Contractors represents non-union contractors who advocate for open shop contracting in the construction industry. In Barry Millen, et al….
As of February 2015, the Labour Standards Code, RSNS 1989, c 246 recognizes Nova Scotia Heritage Day as a statutory holiday. With some exceptions, statutory holidays entitle employees to a day off with pay. This year,…
Le contrat d’emploi écrit – les dangers et dérives[1] Dans une décision datée du 13 octobre 2016[2], la Cour suprême a rejeté une demande en autorisation d’appel de la décision de la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario dans…
January 4, 2017 By Andy Nielsen In 2015, various business news outlets reported that Hitachi, a Japanese technology company, had created a wearable badge that would continuously track its employees’ movements and behaviors. Sensors in the badge…
By Gail L. Gatchalian As a result of an historic decision issued by the Supreme Court of Canada from the bench on Thursday, November 10, 2016, important language regarding teachers’ working conditions has now been restored to…
Until recently, the simple answer was yes. Canadian legislatures could pass back-to-work legislation that would order workers to return to work, restore the expired collective agreement, ban strikes, and fine individuals who failed to return to work….
The Chronicle Herald strike/lock out has been going on for over eight months with no immediate resolution in sight. The women and men of the Halifax Typographical Union have been picketing daily outside of the Chronicle Herald…
