Hicks Morley has once again ranked #1 in Labour and Employment Law in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2014. Hicks Morley has more listed lawyers (29 in total) in the area of Labour and Employment Law than any other firm in Canada. Hicks Morley lawyers have also been listed in the Employee Benefits Law and the…
Practice Area: Labour Relations
John Saunders Mentioned in The Globe and Mail
Hicks Morley’s John Saunders was mentioned in the August 8, 2013 edition of The Globe and Mail in Margaret Wente’s article entitled, “A nation of $100,000 firefighters.” Highlighting municipal budgets’ contentions with fire departments, the article attributes firefighters’ high wages and substantive increases to arbitration settlements. Paraphrasing Saunders, “There’s no good reason for salaries to…
The Duty to Accommodate and Poor Workplace Performance
What happens when an employee with physical restrictions is placed in a position consistent with those restrictions and provided with sufficient training, but is unable to perform the functions of that position? An Ontario arbitrator recently found that an employee’s inability to perform in such a position was unrelated to her disability, and that she…
Hicks Morley’s Lawyers Globally Recognized as Top 500 Leaders
Hicks Morley is pleased to announce that Christopher Riggs, Stephen Shamie, John Brooks, and Craig Rix are globally recognized as Top 500 ICFM Leading Lawyers by InterContinental Finance 2013 Magazine. They were selected for their border-crossing roles as leaders in the legal field. InterContinental provides international reviews, focusing on distinct practitioners with significant cross-border standings. View…
Grievor’s Poor Performance in Modified Work Not Due to Disability, Employer Met its Duty to Accommodate
Arbitrator Jasbir Parmar has found that an employer met its duty to accommodate when it placed a grievor in a position that was within her physical restrictions and provided her with ample training. The fact her performance was inadequate in the position was not due to her disability, and it was appropriate for the employer…
Hicks Morley Receives Highest Ranking in Labour Relations in the 2013 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
Hicks Morley is delighted to once again be named “Most Frequently Recommended” in the Labour Relations (Toronto) category and “Consistently Recommended” in Labour Relations (Ottawa) category. The firm has once again been ranked “Consistently Recommended” in the Pension & Employee Benefits category and “Repeatedly Recommended” in Labour Relations – Construction Sector category. Published since 1997,…
Hicks Morley Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2013
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2013. Further details can be found on Lexpert.ca Toronto John E. Brooks Labour Relations Henry Y. Dinsdale Labour Relations John C. Field Employment Law Michael A. Hines Labour Relations John W. Saunders Labour…
Union Disclosure Bill Amended by Senate and Returned to House of Commons
On June 26, 2013, the Senate adopted a motion to amend Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations). As previously reported, Bill C-377 is a private member’s bill which, if passed, will amend the Income Tax Act to require labour organizations to disclose certain prescribed information. Amendments adopted…
John Saunders Quoted in TheRecord.com
Hicks Morley’s John Saunders was quoted in the June 26, 2013 edition of TheRecord.com in an article entitled, “Waterloo firefighters seek pay parity at arbitration.” The article discusses the current arbitration between the City of Waterloo and the Waterloo Professional Fire Fighters Association. View Article
Amendment to Sick Leave Credits and Sick Leave Credit Gratuities Regulation Filed
On June 19, 2013, the Ontario government filed O. Reg. 184/13, amending O. Reg. 1/13 (Sick Leave Credits and Sick Leave Credit Gratuities) made under the Education Act. O. Reg.1/13, as amended, gives regulatory effect to the sick leave provisions in the various recent Memoranda of Understanding between the Ministry of Education and teachers’ federations….