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Check out our labour law seminars and conferences across Canada for union representatives, employer representatives and legal counsel:

The Progressive Discipline Seminar For Supervisors and Union Stewards (The Farewell Tour)Register Vancouver: March 28, 2019
The 2019 Accommodation Law Conference Register Winnipeg: April 2 & 3, 2019
The 2019 Accommodation Law Conference Register Saskatoon: May 8 & 9, 2019
The 2019 Accommodation Law Conference Register Vancouver: May 15 & 16, 2019
Harcèlement psychologique 2019 Register Québec: May 22, 2019
Harcèlement psychologique 2019 Register Montréal: May 23, 2019
The 2019 Accommodation Law Conference Register Edmonton: May 29 & 30, 2019
The Progressive Discipline Seminar For Supervisors and Union Stewards (The Farewell Tour)Register Winnipeg: June 6, 2019
The 2019 Accommodation Law Conference Register Ottawa: June 19 & 20, 2019
The Progressive Discipline Seminar For Supervisors and Union Stewards (The Farewell Tour)Register Saskatoon: June 25, 2019

Tip Of The Day

The right to discipline an employee is subject to the provisions of the collective agreement.

Many collective agreements contain a sunset provision that restricts the employer’s ability to rely on older instances of discipline. Typically, the negotiated sunset period is 18 to 24 months. An employer who relies on stale discipline to move an employee along the progressive discipline line will usually face an unpleasant result at arbitration. An arbitrator is likely to substitute a reduced a penalty.