FBS promotes excellence in academic labour relations in Canadian universities. As both a training and knowledge-sharing opportunity, the annual conference brings together labour relations professionals from Canadian universities to better equip them in matters related to academic collective bargaining and contract administration.
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2024 Labour Relations Seminar: An Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) and Hicks Morley Event
January 23, 2024 - January 25, 2024In this annual labour relations seminar, we—along with Ontario fire chiefs and renowned guest speakers—will provide insight and guidance on labour relations issues currently impacting the fire service.
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2023 Labour Relations Seminar
January 24, 2023 - January 26, 2023In this three-day labour relations seminar, we—along with fire chiefs from across the country and renowned guest speakers—will provide insight and guidance on a wide range of labour relations issues currently impacting the fire service.
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The occurrence of inappropriate conduct in the workplace can have a detrimental effect on the workplace as a whole and can lead to serious implications for municipalities and their human resources professionals.
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Advantage CPD: Legal Update on Emerging Issues in Universities
November 22, 2022The university sector is faced with varied challenges and legislative changes on a regular basis. This session will delve into some of the latest decisions and legal developments affecting the sector.
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2022 Faculty Bargaining Services (FBS) Annual Conference: FBS Reunited: Where Did We Leave Off? Where Are We Going?
November 2, 2022 - November 4, 2022The FBS Annual Conference brings together labour relations professionals of all levels from Canadian universities to better equip them in matters related to academic collective bargaining and contract administration.
Webinar
2021 is a big year for faculty bargaining in the University sector. To ensure you are ready, we have put together a webinar that flags the hot topics in the sector as you prepare to head to the bargaining table.
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2021 Virtual Labour Relations Seminar
January 19, 2021 - January 21, 2021Topics Staffing – What is the Significance of the Sudbury Artbitration Managing the Fire Service in the Age of COVID Bargaining Update Labour Relation 101 – Workshop Diversity – Diversity/Trans Gender in the Fire Service – Transgender Focus Presentation – Fire Chief Award Top 10 Legal Trends of 2020 Social Connections Matter – Coping with…
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2020 Labour Relations Seminar
January 28, 2020 - January 30, 2020Topics include: Labour Relations 101 Workshop, Labour Relations 201 – Mock Arbitration, Urban Breakout Session, Suburban/Rural Breakout Session, Bargaining Update, The Fire Chief’s Survival Guide, Legal Update – Top 10 Legal Challenges of the Year, Fireside Chat: “Ask the Arbitrator”, Attendance Management, Accommodation of Pregnant Fire Fighters.
Webinar
Balancing the rights and interests of students versus those of faculty members in an ever changing human rights landscape is a day-to-day challenge for every university. Join us for a webinar on the latest legal developments and best practices.
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Faculty Bargaining Services 2018 Annual Conference
October 31, 2018 - November 2, 2018Overview Regional Overview of Recent Case Law Developments Investing in Psychological Health: Managing Risks in the Workplace Agenda
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Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association Fall Conference 2018
September 19, 2018 - September 21, 2018Overview Social Media Recruitment: Friend or Foe? Legal Update – a selection of legal cases and precedents that are impacting the workplace
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University of Manitoba Senior University Administrators Course
June 10, 2018 - June 15, 2018Overview “Top 10 Employment Challenges For University Administrators.”
Conference / Seminar
This Advantage CPD session will provide University Counsel and Senior Academic Administrators with an overview of the latest legal developments affecting Universities.
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weeping changes to workplace laws are here – and to ensure compliance with Bill 148 Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA) reforms, your Municipal Organization, Agency, Board, or Commission must be prepared to effectively implement them. Join Hicks Morley and OMHRA for an intensive program tailored to issues faced by Municipalities, Agencies, Boards and Commissions, and designed to equip you with the insight, tools and practical resources necessary to prepare your organization for Bill 148 implementation.
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Osgoode Certificate in Labour Law: Arbitration vs. Mediation
February 6, 2018Topic Protecting Rights and Resolving Conflicts.
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2018 Labour Relations Seminar
January 17, 2018 - January 18, 2018Overview Over the course of two days, chief fire officers, senior municipal officials and human resource professionals hear from a team of legal experts, fire chiefs from across Ontario, and renowned international speakers that give insight, up-to-date knowledge and guidance into a wide range of labour relations issues that are currently impacting the fire service….
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Advantage CPD: Professionalism Smorgasbord 2017
December 6, 2017This session is tailored to the practice of employment and labour law by in-house counsel. We will distribute scenarios containing ethical dilemmas faced by counsel. After a small group discussion on the scenarios, the discussion will be opened up to the overall group, guided by a review of the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Faculty Bargaining Services Conference
November 2, 2017Topic Drafting Collective Agreements for Full-time Faculty
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2017 Labour Relations Seminar
January 18, 2017 - January 19, 2017Over the course of two days, chief fire officers, senior municipal officials and human resource professionals hear from a team of legal experts, fire chiefs from across Ontario, and renowned international speakers that give insight, up-to-date knowledge and guidance into a wide range of labour relations issues that are currently impacting the fire service. Throughout…
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Advantage CPD: Professionalism Smorgasbord
December 7, 2016We are back with our ever popular roundtable on legal ethics, just in time to meet your professionalism CPD requirements for 2016. This session is accredited for 1.5 hours of professionalism.
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Faculty Bargaining Services 2016 Annual Conference
November 4, 2016Topic Overview of Key Caselaw Developments in Academic Labour Arbitrations and Court Cases in Each Region Over the Past year
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Faculty Bargaining Services: Succeeding at Arbitration
November 3, 2016Everyone wants to win at arbitration. The key to success is always to have a plan.
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2016 Conference of Ontario University Board Members
October 28, 2016 - October 29, 2016Speaking Engagement
Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association (OMHRA) Fall Conference 2016: Annual Hicks Morley Legal Update
September 14, 2016 - September 16, 2016Topic Legal Update
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2016 Emergency Services Labour Forum
June 10, 2016Topics Supporting Ontario’s First Responders Act (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), 2016 Explained Let’s Get It Together – Let’s Coordinate! 5 Bargaining Approaches & Proposals Being Coordinated in Ontario
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The purpose of this session is to provide University Counsel and Senior Academic Administrators with an overview of the latest legal developments affecting Universities. The University sector faces enormous economic and legal pressures that are driving rapid changes on campuses across Canada.
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Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association (OMHRA) Spring Workshop 2016: Enabling Organizational Excellence
April 13, 2016 - April 15, 2016Topic Legal Update Agenda
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2016 Toronto Client Conference
April 5, 2016 - April 28, 2016Change is a constant in the human resources world: ongoing developments in the law, whether through new legislation or the courts, and the rapid evolution of best practices create a fast-paced learning environment for human resources professionals.
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Professionalism Smorgasbord
December 1, 2015Just in time to meet your professionalism CPD requirements for 2015, Hicks Morley invites you to join us for a roundtable on legal ethics.
Using labour and employment related ethical dilemma scenarios tailored to in-house counsel, there will be small group discussion followed by a review of the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Social Media and Off-Duty Conduct
November 18, 2015Agenda Social media has changed the way we do business – and created new challenges for employers. In this session, we will review and discuss: The latest case law on the ability of employers to discipline and/or terminate for off-duty conduct on social media How employers should respond when their employees become the target of…
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Osgoode Certificate in Labour Law (Modules 2 and 3)
February 3, 2015Topic Collective Bargaining Grievance Arbitration: Protecting Rights and Resolving Conflicts Agenda
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2015 Labour Relations Seminar
January 21, 2015 - January 22, 2015Labour Relations is an annual seminar held in conjunction with Hicks Morley, a leading law firm in Canada who devote their practice exclusively to representing employers on human resource law and advocacy issues. Members of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, their municipal Human Resource staff and many Fire Chiefs and HR staff from across…
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Faculty Bargaining Services Labour Relations Conference
October 21, 2014Conference / Seminar
Agenda The purpose of this session is to provide University Counsel and Senior Academic Administrators with an overview of the latest legal developments affecting Universities. The University sector faces enormous economic and legal pressures that are driving rapid changes on campuses across Canada. This session will address: Bill 179 and it’s Application to Deans and…
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2014 Labour Relations Seminar
January 15, 2014 - January 16, 2014Speaking Engagement
The Canadian Institute’s Advanced Forum on Labour Relations
April 16, 2013 - April 17, 2013Topic Proven Settlement Strategies to Promote Early and Cost Effective Issue Resolution Agenda
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2013 Labour Relations Seminar
January 16, 2013 - January 17, 2013
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Faculty Bargaining Services Labour Relations Conference
November 7, 2012 - November 9, 2012Topic Legal Issues – Yearly review of Academic Contract Administration Cases Agenda
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Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association Fall Conference 2012
September 12, 2012 - September 14, 2012Topic Legal Update…and More!
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Materials The university sector faces enormous economic and legal pressures that are driving rapid changes on campuses across Canada. In this wide-ranging session, we will discuss: Social media: Legal Issues for Universities Pension issues relating to deficiencies and governance The adequacy of University human rights policies and procedures in light of current HRTO standards The…
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Osgoode Certificate in Labour Law (Module 3)
February 15, 2012Topic Grievance Arbitration: Protecting Rights and Resolving Conflicts
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2012 Labour Relations Seminar
January 18, 2012 - January 19, 2012Speaking Engagement
Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association (OMHRA) Spring Conference 2011: Annual Hicks Morley Legal Update
April 6, 2011 - April 8, 2011Topic “Legal Trends”
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Canadian Association of University Business Officers Workshop
February 3, 2011Topic Collective Agreement Administration
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2011 Labour Relations Seminar
January 19, 2011 - January 20, 2011Speaking Engagement
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Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC): 2009 Labour Relations Seminar
January 28, 2009 - January 29, 2009Speaking Engagement
Topic OMERS Supplemental Benefits: Costings, Bargaining Issues & Strategies For The Emergency Services Sector Material Slides: Bargaining OMERS Supplemental Benefits: Technical Tips and Traps
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Hicks Morley Burlington Client Conference
June 10, 2008Topic Review of Developments in Labour and Employment Law
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Hicks Morley Toronto Client Conference
May 12, 2008Topic Review of Developments in Labour and Employment Law
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Topic Overview of the grievance and arbitration system in Ontario S. 49 of the Labour Relations Act: referral of grievance to a single arbitrator Jurisdiction of arbitrators S. 133 of the LRA: referral of grievances to the Ontario Labour Relations Board Emerging models of grievance arbitration: e.g. PWU and OPG expedited systems Litigating human rights…