Supreme Court Enhances Workers’ Charter Rights
In early 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) released three decisions in a two-week period that collectively expanded the reach of the constitutional right of freedom of association as it pertains to collective bargaining. Throughout the past thirty years, the SCC has periodically altered employees’ rights related to collective bargaining as provided by […]
High Times: Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Since 2001, medicinal marijuana has been legal and highly regulated as a controlled substance in Canada. But recent trends point towards a gradual relaxing of these regulations.
Without Cause Dismissals Under the Canada Labour Code: Wilson V. Atomic Canada
For several years, federal employers have lived with the uncertainty of whether they can dismiss non-unionized employees on a without cause basis.