Labour and employment

Robert Poirier appointed to review Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System

Robert Poirier appointed to review Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System

The system's governance model has not been reviewed in over 10 years

Louis Century talks working at the intersection of labour, refugee, and migrant issues

Louis Century talks working at the intersection of labour, refugee, and migrant issues

A partner at Goldblatt Partners LLP, Century has a high-profile – and high-impact – track record

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds employer's settlement and bars claim for vested stock units

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds employer's settlement and bars claim for vested stock units

The settlement's wording was clear, comprehensive, and released all claims: court

Wallace damages: what are they and are they still relevant?

Wallace damages: what are they and are they still relevant?

Counsels may wonder if Wallace damages are still applicable to Ontario’s common law or if the damages can still be awarded for wrongfully dismissed employees

Ont. Superior Court upholds ruling protecting union rep's conduct despite procedural lapses

Ont. Superior Court upholds ruling protecting union rep's conduct despite procedural lapses

The representative's conduct, though unprofessional, was protected as a union activity: court

Arbitrator upholds firing of employee who came to work while feeling ill in early days of COVID-19

Arbitrator upholds firing of employee who came to work while feeling ill in early days of COVID-19

Worker with strep throat returned to workplace shortly after declaration of global pandemic