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Human Resources Legislative Update

Bill 92, School Boards Collective Bargaining Amendment Act, 2017, Receives Royal Assent

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On March 27, 2017, Bill 92, School Boards Collective Bargaining Amendment Act, 2017, received Royal Assent. The Bill amends the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 and reforms the collective bargaining framework in the education sector. Amendments include, among other things, making central bargaining a mandatory component of collective bargaining and permitting an employer bargaining…

School Board Update

Arbitrators Consider Whether Statutory Freeze Applies to MOU Provisions

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By: Dianne E. Jozefacki,

In an award dated July 30, 2015 [1] (“CSDCEO Award”), Arbitrator Rowan held that the 97-day delay in salary grid movement for teachers, imposed in various teacher collective agreements by a centrally agreed Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), was subject to the statutory freeze in the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “LRA”). Therefore, the provision could not…

School Board Update

Arbitrator’s Remedy Includes Waiver of Sunset Provision

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By: , P. Adrian Di Lullo

In Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union, Local 529 v Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board, Arbitrator Jesin provided an interesting alternative to a simple “reinstatement without compensation” order, one that reflected the concerns of both the school board and the union. In this case, an educational assistant (“EA”) was dealing with a kindergarten student…

FTR Quarterly

2012 Spring Edition

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By: Sean M. Sells, Frank Cesario, , Carolyn Cornford Greaves, Allyson M. Fischer

FOCUS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Judicial review – different litigation, different strategies LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS Is your business ready for a labour disruption? Standards for judicial review continue to evolve PROFILE Litigation in the fast lane Download PDF

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Ontario Budget 2011 – Highlights for Employers

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By: Thomas W. Agnew, , Sarah A. Eves, , Rachel M. Arbour, Rebecca A. Lee, Joseph Cohen-Lyons, Jordan Fremont

INTRODUCTION On March 29, 2011, the Honourable Dwight Duncan, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, tabled the government’s 2011 Budget, “Turning the Corner to a Better Tomorrow”, before the Legislature and simultaneously introduced omnibus legislation amending a variety of statutes to implement some of these initiatives through Bill 173, the Better Tomorrow for Ontario Act (Budget Measures),…