By: Daniel Mayer and Christopher Pigott Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada in Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC 62 unanimously held that Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) unduly restricted a union’s right to freedom of expression during the course of a lawful strike,…
In a December 10, 2012 Workplace Wire Blog, we posted about two high-profile cases that could change Canada’s random drug and alcohol testing laws, CEP, Local 707 v. Suncor in Alberta and CEP, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp and Paper Ltd. in New Brunswick. The arbitration in the Suncor matter began on January 2, 2013…
The Alberta Court of Appeal will soon hear a motion for leave to appeal convictions under Alberta’s health and safety legislation following the death of a worker during a Calgary Stampede party. In 2007, a small technology company, XI Technologies Inc. (“XI”), hosted a customer appreciation party at a hotel during the Stampede. As part…
It is clear how important it is to conduct a proper workplace investigation. It is also clear that failing to do so can scuttle an employer’s case for a just cause dismissal, expose an employer to Human Rights Code damages, and, depending on the harm actually suffered, create a risk of aggravated Keays damages as…