The 29th Annual Saskatchewan Labour Law Review (conference video)
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ORDER THE VIDEO/BINDER PACKAGE and stay on top of the year’s most important new developments in labour law for unions and unionized employers in Saskatchewan.
TOPICS COVERED:
Session 1: Saskatchewan Labour Law Update
Ashton Butler and Marcus Davies (morning of October 24)
A review of new Saskatchewan labour arbitration awards, human rights decisions and Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board cases and their impact on Saskatchewan unions and employers.
Session 2: Three Labour Law Topics
Robert Frost-Hinz and Shannon Whyley (afternoon of October 24)
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
Susan Barber and Heather Robertson (morning of October 25)
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
Anne Wallace (Chair), Michael Phillips and Keir Vallance (afternoon of October 25)
Union and management counsel answer your questions on labour law issues.
Total viewing time: 10 hours 24 min
Includes Virtual Binder with 144 pages of indepth coverage of all topics
PRESENTERS
Susan Barber, K.C. – Employer Counsel, McDougall Gauley
Ashton Butler – Employer Counsel, MLT Aikins
Marcus Davies – Union Counsel, Buettner Davies Law
Robert Frost-Hinz – Employer Counsel, MLT Aikins
Michael Phillips – Employer Counsel, McDougall Gauley
Heather Robertson – Union Counsel, Gerrand Rath Johnson
Keir Vallance – Union Counsel, Bainbridge Jodouin Cheecham
Anne Wallace, K.C. – Labour Arbitrator and Mediator
Shannon Whyley – Union Counsel, Whyley Legal Counsel & Labour Relations
TUITION for video/binder package
Registration for the video/binder package includes the 144-page conference binder (in PDF format) and a video of all conference proceedings (10 hours 24 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.
