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- Pensions and Leaves of Absences – No Extension of Canada Labour Code Protections to Other Retirement or Savings Plans
In the decision of WestJet Encore v ALPA, dated March 31, 2025, Arbitrator Kaplan held that a Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) provision which requires that pension (as well as health and disability) benefits continue to be made available during certain prescribed periods of leave do not similarly ex … Read more »
- Turbulence Ahead: BC’s Replacement Worker Rules May Shake Up Strike Contingency Planning and Labour Disputes
Unionized employers in British Columbia that operate across multiple provinces should take note of a recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) in Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. v Unite Here, Local 40, 2024 BCSC 1528. The Court, in upholding the decision of the British Columbia … Read more »
- Changes to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Code Take Effect March 31, 2025
In December 2024, Ministerial Order 2024-12 introduced important amendments to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Code (the “Code”), expanding and streamlining workplace violence and harassment prevention requirements. These updates also bolster protections in high-risk retail environments, ex … Read more »
- The North American Trade Dispute: How to Manage Workplace Challenges for Canadian Employers
As our readers will already be aware, since the new U.S. Administration took office on January 20, 2025, it has both proposed and implemented tariffs (the “U.S. Tariffs”) which have posed significant threats to the Canadian economy. Our firm has posted about these tariffs in detail on our blog. As p … Read more »
- Did the Punishment Fit the Claim? Employer Hit With $25,000 in Punitive Damages for Making Statutory Entitlements Subject to a Release
In its recent decision, Thompson v Revolution Resource Recovery Inc. 2025 BCSC 8 (“Thompson”), the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) made a $25,000 punitive damages award against an employer for attempting to make the payment of statutory termination entitlements under the Employment S … Read more »