Successfully represented a college at the Federal Court in its application for judicial review of a decision by Employment and Social Development Canada, in which it held that the college was subject to federal jurisdiction for labour relations purposes.
Work
186 Results
Ongoing representation of municipalities in grievance arbitration regarding benefit administration and eligibility in the fire sector.
Ongoing representation of hospitals and municipalities across Ontario in their rights and interest arbitrations in the healthcare sector.
Successfully argued that, in meeting its obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and collective agreement provisions regarding health and safety, the employer (paramedic service) was correct in exercising its management rights to determine the appropriate safety equipment to be utilized.
Successfully argued to uphold the termination of a firefighter for serious misconduct related to pornography in the workplace by establishing that, notwithstanding expert evidence to establish that the grievor suffered from a disability, there was no clear connection between the disability and the workplace misconduct sufficient to overturn the termination of employment.
Acted as chief spokesperson in a number of rounds of collective bargaining in the public and private sectors.
Successfully represented a municipality at rights arbitration involving complex scheduling issues.
Successfully represented an employer in a labour board application to terminate a union’s bargaining rights.
Successfully represented a manufacturing employer in a grievance arbitration in which the termination of an employee for a health and safety incident was upheld.
Successfully represented a healthcare employer in having a policy grievance with respect to shift premium pay dismissed.