Prix de la diversité et un stage en droit
Communiqué de presse – 17 juin 2019 Le cabinet Pink Larkin, situé à Halifax en Nouvelle-Écosse, est fier de mettre en œuvre et de soutenir le programme pour le Prix de la diversité et le stage en…
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Pink Larkin Warmly Congratulates Sandy McKenna on Her Retirement
Saying goodbye to Sandy McKenna after over thirty years of working together isn’t easy. Sandy began working with the founding members of Pink Larkin at our predecessor firm, Patterson Kitz. She’s been with Pink Larkin throughout its…
Finding Lost Pension Plan Members
by Ron Pink Pension Plans have historically had a “dirty little secret”. They cannot locate all their beneficiaries – certainly those who have ceased working and are not actively retired. These “deferred Members” have moved/relocated and have…
Ontario Court of Appeal Shakes up the “Gig Economy”
By Jason Edwards The Court of Appeal for Ontario kicked off 2019 with a noteworthy decision: Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2019 ONCA 1. It addresses the evolving relationship between companies operating in the “gig economy”…
Checking in with the poor during the ‘magic month’
In this opinion piece published in the Chronicle Herald Vince Calderhead says that the holidays are a good time to check in, to look more closely, beyond the seasonal good tidings, and ask how the poor are really…
Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again – Restoring Teams Post Investigation
A workplace investigation is not a tool for ‘fixing’ broken work environments or healing broken workplace relationships. The after-effects of an investigation can make things worse. Teams stuck in conflict are less productive and less efficient. In…
Pink Larkin Congratulates Newest Associate George Franklin on Bar Admission
Pink Larkin congratulates Associate George Franklin on his admission to the Nova Scotia Barristers Society. Before joining Pink Larkin, George clerked at the Ontario Court of Appeal and worked as a summer student for a major Canadian not-for-profit…
Sexual Harassment Law Part 6: Sexual Assault and Harassment Myths and Facts
By Gail Gatchalian, Q.C., and Katrin MacPhee Workplace investigators must be conscious of their own implicit biases when conducting sexual harassment or assault investigations. Investigators should be cautious that their judgement is not impaired by the…
What Unions Need to Know About Cannabis
Partial Legalization – What is legal? possession up to 30 grams of legal cannabis, dried or equivalent in non-dried form in public share up to 30 grams of legal cannabis with other adults buy dried or fresh…
Ontario Midwives Win Important Human Rights Case on Pay Equity
By Dan Wilband On September 24, 2018, at the outset of Canada’s Gender Equality Week, the Association of Ontario Midwives obtained a historic win from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. This decision is an important victory…