Practice Area: Labour Relations

Ontario Consults on the “Future of Work” as it enters COVID-19 Recovery Phase

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The Ontario government has established a Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee to lead consultations and to provide recommendations on the “future of work” in the province. As stated by the government, the Committee’s recommendations regarding the “future of work” will focus on three pillars: Economic recovery: How to make Ontario the top jurisdiction with a world-class…

Arbitrator Upholds College’s Requirement that Employee be in Receipt of Employment Insurance Benefits to Receive SUB Payments

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In Re Niagara College v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Arbitrator Schmidt held that revisions to pregnancy and parental leave provisions in the 2017 – 2021 academic collective agreement did not extend entitlement to Supplementary Unemployment Benefits (SUB) where an employee’s entitlement to employment insurance (EI) benefits had been exhausted. In the 2017 negotiations, the…

Ontario Moves to Step 3 of Reopening Plan

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Effective July 16, 2021, all public health units in Ontario will be permitted to move to Step 3 of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen. This move comes ahead of schedule and is the result of improvements to key health indicators including decreasing COVID-19 case rates and high rates of vaccination. Once this occurs, all public…

Important Updates Regarding the Federal Pay Equity Act, the Canada Labour Code and CLC Regulations

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In this Federal Post, we cover recent developments with respect to the federal Pay Equity Act, amendments to the Canada Labour Code (CLC) and highlight the proposed amendments to the CLC Regulations that are currently open for public consultation. Federal Pay Equity Act In Force on August 31, 2021 By: Lucy Wu The federal Pay…

Arbitrator Upholds Employers’ Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Program

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In Ellisdon Construction Ltd. v Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 183, Arbitrator Kitchen recently upheld the Abbott Panbio Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Screening Program implemented by EllisDon, a construction and building services company, at many of its worksites. Arbitrator Kitchen stated that “[w]hen one weighs the intrusiveness of the rapid test against the objective…

Ontario Moves to Step 2 of Reopening Plan

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Effective June 30, 2021, all public health units in Ontario will be permitted to move to Step 2 of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen. Once this occurs, all public health units in the province will be subject to the conditions established by O. Reg. 263/20, Rules for Areas in Step 2, as amended by O….

Hicks Morley Welcomes Associate Christian Morin

Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Christian Morin has joined the firm as an associate in our Ottawa office. Christian represents employers and management in both private and public sectors on a wide range of labour and employment issues. Christian has experience with human rights issues, occupational health and safety matters and wrongful dismissal claims.

Christian Morin

Christian Morin is a labour and employment lawyer with Hicks Morley’s Ottawa office. He provides advice and represents employers and management in both private and public sectors. As a proud Franco-Ontarian, Christian is fully bilingual and is uniquely positioned to serve employers in the national capital region.