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THE 16th ANNUAL MANITOBA LABOUR LAW REVIEW (WINNIPEG)
The year's top labour law developments and their impact on Manitoba unions and employers.
Winnipeg
Hotel Fort Garry
October 27 & 28, 2010
Attend the 16th Annual Manitoba Labour Law Review and catch up on the year's top labour law developments and their impact on unions and employers in Manitoba.
At this state-of-the-law conference, experienced union and management counsel will help you understand new labour developments and their impact on the unionized workplace.
ATTENTION LAWYERS: A total of 10.45 Continuing Professional Development credits may be claimed from the Law Society of Manitoba for attending this conference.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
MORNING SESSION -- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
David Lewis and Grant Mitchell
Manitoba Labour Arbitration Update
The year's top labour arbitration awards from Manitoba and their impact on union and employer representatives.
AFTERNOON SESSION -- 1:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Shandra Czarnecki and Bill Sumerlus
Managing Attendance: New Directives From Arbitrators
Recent cases shed light on how arbitrators are ruling on attendance-management programs and employer responses to innocent absenteeism.
Messy Dismissals and Mental Suffering: The Potential for Enormous Damages
The case of a Canadian labour arbitrator who awarded $500,000 for bad faith dismissal and other recent cases shed light on when the parties may be on the hook for substantial monetary damages at arbitration.
The Evolving Role of Safety in Accommodation: Recent Cases
What are recent cases telling us about the complex balance between the duty to accommodate and the need for workplace safety? How much safety risk is tolerable in the course of accommodation and when does it amount to undue hardship?
Using Post-discharge Evidence: Effective Strategies for Unions and Employers
When can an addicted employee fired for workplace misconduct seek reinstatement through post-discharge evidence? How can employers minimize their exposure? What are effective arguments for unions when representing addicted employees fired for misconduct?
Manitoba Labour Board Update
The year's top rulings of the Manitoba Labour Board and their impact on union and employer representatives.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
MORNING SESSION -- 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Gary Bainbridge and Kevin Wilson
Accommodation and Human Rights Update
A review of the year's top accommodation and other human rights cases from across Canada and their impact on union and employer representatives in Manitoba.
AFTERNOON SESSION -- 1:15 to 3:00 p.m.
A. Blair Graham (Chair), Keith LaBossiere and David Simpson
New Best Practices: Take-aways from 2010
What new challenges do Manitoba unions and employers face as a result of new developments in labour law? What practices and procedures will have to change to reflect the workplace of 2011? Practical and future-oriented take-aways for union and employer representatives.
PRESENTERS
Gary Bainbridge
Union Counsel
Bainbridge Jodouin Cheecham
Saskatoon
Shandra Czarnecki
Employer Counsel
Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson
Winnipeg
A. Blair Graham, Q.C.
Labour arbitrator
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman
Keith LaBossiere
Labour Law Counsel
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman
Winnipeg
David Lewis
Union Counsel
Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union
Winnipeg
Grant Mitchell, Q.C.
Employer Counsel
Taylor McCaffrey
Winnipeg
David Simpson
Employer Counsel
Fillmore Riley
Winnipeg
Bill Sumerlus
Legal Counsel
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Winnipeg
Kevin Wilson Q.C.
Employer Counsel
MacPherson Leslie Tyerman
Saskatoon
Hotel accommodations
A special guestroom rate of $139 (standard, single/double plus taxes) has been arranged for registrants at the Hotel Fort Garry, 222 Broadway, in downtown Winnipeg.
Phone hotel reservation directly at (204) 942-8251 and ask for the group rate for "Centre For Labour-Management Development." Reserve early as availability is limited.
The Hotel Fort Garry is a unionized hotel.
Tuition
Individual: $795 (plus $39.75 GST = $834.75)
Group (3+ each): $745 (plus $37.25 GST = $782.25)
Super Group (7+ each): $695 (plus $34.75 GST = $729.75)
Binder Only (each): $195 (plus $9.75 GST = $204.75)
To qualify for group rates, registrants must be from the same organization, or union local, and register together.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be in writing and received by October 20, 2010 in order to qualify for a full refund less a $50 administration fee. Non-compliance will result in liability for the entire tuition.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Substitutions may be made at any time.
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