Labour and Employment Communiqué

Giovanni Strizzi (“Strizzi”) was a General Manager at a health club called Curzons Carlingwood Club in Ottawa (“Club”).  David Thomas (“Thomas”) and John Cardillo (“Cardillo”) were partners in the operations of...

With the recent expansion of internet and technological devices, more and more workers may now perform much of their work outside the actual physical premises of their employer’s establishment. Indeed, new technological devices...

Late in 2011, the Alberta Court of Appeal considered the enforceability of restrictive covenants.  Unfortunately for employers, it further narrowed the scope of circumstances in which this will be the case, at least in Alberta. As...

Jones v. Tsige, a recent case from the Ontario Court of Appeal, represents the first appellate level decision in Ontario to recognize the tort of “intrusion upon seclusion”, a remedy for invasion of privacy.  And like all good...

A recent Supreme Court of Canada case, Nor-Man Regional Health Authority Inc. v. Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, confirms that a high degree of deference is to be granted to arbitral decisions under...

Mandatory retirement will be outlawed in the federal sector (except where an employer can establish that the rule is a bona fide occupational requirement) as of December 15, 2012.  On December 15, 2011, the Parliament of Canada gave...

On December 8, 2011 the Ontario Minister of Labour introduced legislation (Bill 30) that, if passed, would amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to provide unpaid, job-protected leave of up to eight (8) weeks per...