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- Exploring the Right to Strike: Limitations on Picketing
Many Canadians are aware that employees who are members of a union enjoy the right to collectively strike if they feel they have been mistreated in some manner by their employer. Few, however, are aware of what the right to strike encompasses and any limitations that may be placed on such activity. … Read more »
- Obligation of Employers to Compensate Employees for Training
While most Canadians know they are entitled to fair compensation for all hours worked for a given employer, it is less clear whether employees are entitled to reimbursement for expenses associated with training undertaken at their employer’s behest. In particular, employees are often uncertain wheth … Read more »
- Electronic Monitoring of Employees in Unionized Workplaces
The rise of technology in our society has engendered a consequent increase in the use of personal electronics in our daily lives. This includes our working lives, wherein many Canadian employees rely upon computers, computerized systems and intricate phone and network communication to complete their … Read more »
- Drug Testing Employees in a Unionized Environment
In Ontario, an employer is only permitted to require employees to undergo drug or alcohol testing in certain predefined circumstances. In a unionized environment, ascertaining such conditions includes reviewing the applicable collective agreement and relevant company and union policies to determine … Read more »
- Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts: A Review
In the context of employment law, restrictive covenants are defined as contractual provisions included in employment agreements that purport to restrain the employee’s behaviour in some manner post-employment with the entity that is the other party to the contract. Because such provisions, commonly … Read more »