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Indalex Decision Gives Priority to Pensions in Corporate Insolvency

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The Indalex decision, released by the Ontario Court of Appeal earlier this year, gave priority to pension plan members over other secured creditors that had advanced funds to keep Indalex from bankruptcy.  This case came as a surprise to many practitioners and may have far-reaching implications for pension plan administrators and creditors alike.  Background Indalex…

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Video: How to react to an injury in the workplace

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Heenan Blaikie’s Jeremy Warning recently spoke at the Construction Labour Relations Conference in Toronto, hosted by Insight Information. During the session “Preparing for the Worst: How to Respond to a High Risk Incident” Jeremy provided advice to construction managers on what to do if there is an injury at the workplace. This is the third…

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Video: Drafting a Workplace Safety Incident Response Plan

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Heenan Blaikie’s Jeremy Warning recently spoke at the Construction Labour Relations Conference in Toronto, hosted by Insight Information. During the session “Preparing for the Worst: How to Respond to a High Risk Incident” Jeremy gave advice to construction managers on how to effectively draft an incident response plan. This is the second video from a…

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Most Expensive Cities for Expatriate Employees

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Thinking of sending employees overseas to work? Don’t send them to Luanda, Angola without a healthy cost of living increase. According to a survey completed by a consulting firm to help multinational companies set compensation for expatriate employees, Luanda is the most expensive city in the world for employees working outside of their native countries.  Tokyo…

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Video: What To Do if Ministry of Labour Inspectors Show Up?

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Heenan Blaikie’s Jeremy Warning recently spoke at the Construction Labour Relations Conference in Toronto, hosted by Insight Information. During the session “Preparing for the Worst: How to Respond to a High Risk Incident” Jeremy provided advice to managers on how to respond if government inspectors show up. This is the first of a four-part video series from…

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