The 29th Annual Manitoba Labour Law Review (conference video)
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TOPICS COVERED:
Session 1: Manitoba Labour Law Update
Cindy Lazar and Fred Thiessen (morning of October 18)
A review of new Manitoba labour arbitration awards, human rights decisions and Manitoba Labour Board cases and their impact on Manitoba unions and employers.
Session 2: Three Labour Law Topics
Greg Bartel and Shandra Czarnecki (afternoon of October 18)
Workplace Defamation: When employers, unions and employees trash each other publicly
- Statements made by employers, unions and employees about each other
- The legal framework adjudicators use in assessing defamation claims
- The appropriate forum – where does the dispute belong?
- The key case law update
Innocent Frustration: Non-culpable endings to the employment relationship
- Frustration for medical/health reasons: What is non-culpable termination?
- Can the exhaustion of LTD/benefit plans lead to employment termination?
- Can the refusal to get vaccinated justify an employee termination?
- The current law on attendance-management policies
- Are deemed-termination clauses allowable?
What an ageism-free workplace looks like
- Human rights and the end of mandatory retirement
- Traps and pitfalls: Common legal mistakes employers make
- Union representation of older workers
- Workplace age ceilings for benefits and pensions: Are they legal?
- Ensuring an age-friendly workplace: Policies and practices that work
Session 3: Accommodation Update
Keith LaBossiere and Dayna Steinfeld (morning of October 19)
A review of important new accommodation cases from across Canada that offer valuable takeaways for unions and employers handling accommodation cases
Session 4: Ask a Labour Lawyer
Jeff Palamar (Chair), Tracey Epp and Debra Malmquist (afternoon of October 19)
Union and management counsel answer your questions on labour law issues.
Total viewing time: 10 hours 19 min
Includes Virtual Binder with 158 pages of indepth coverage of all topics
PRESENTERS
Greg Bartel – Union Counsel, Myers LLP
Shandra Czarnecki – Employer Counsel, MLT Aikins
Tracey Epp, K.C. – Employer Counsel, Pitblado Law
Keith LaBossiere, K.C. – Labour Law Counsel, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman
Cynthia Lazar – Employer Counsel, Taylor McCaffrey
Debra Malmquist– Legal Counsel, UFCW Local 832
Jeff Palamar – Labour arbitrator, mediator and counsel, Taylor McCaffrey
Dayna Steinfeld – Union Counsel, RavenLaw
Fred Thiessen – Union Counsel, Gange Collins
TUITION for video/binder package
Registration for the video/binder package includes the 158-page conference binder (in PDF format) and a video of all conference proceedings (10 hours 19 minutes) with 30-day password access.
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)
Mega Group (15+ each): $645 (plus $32.25 = $677.25
To qualify for group rates, individuals must be from the same organization, or union local, AND register together at the same time. Individuals registering separately will not qualify for group rates.
Tip Of The Day
The imposition of a blanket rule – e.g., all employees must work the 8:00 am to 4:00 pm shift without exceptions or modifications – may well breach human rights obligations if a genuine effort to accommodate an employee who requires a different shift arrangement is not made. In a human rights context, treating employees equally sometimes means treating them differently.
