As in past years, our 2011 School Board Conference will cover a wide variety of topics relevant to Directors of Education, Trustees, Supervisory Officers and Human Resources Practitioners. We will take you first on a “whirlwind tour” of recent developments in labour and education law. This will be followed by two plenary sessions on critical…
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Quinte and Northumberland HRPA Chapters 13th Annual Employment & Labour Law Conference
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Hicks Morley Ranked #1 in Labour and Employment Law in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2012
Hicks Morley once again ranked #1 in Canada in the field of Labour and Employment Law in Best Lawyers® in Canada 2012. Hicks Morley has more listed lawyers (25 in total) in this field than any other firm in Canada and is also the #1 ranked firm in Ontario. Toronto John E. Brooks Labour and…
Paul Broad Quoted in Canadian Lawyer Magazine
Hicks Morley’s Paul Broad was quoted in the October 24, 2011 edition of Canadian Lawyer magazine. In an article entitled “An odd, but sensible, ruling,” Paul comments on the October 17, 2011 decision of OLRB Chair Bernard Fishbein, authorizing a former Vice Chair of the OLRB to continue to preside over an ongoing certification application…
Craig Rix Interviewed on Business News Network
Hicks Morley’s Craig Rix discussed the federal government’s threatened intervention into the collective bargaining arena in a recent interview with Business News Network. Watch the interview.
2011 Summer Issue
FOCUS ON THE FEDERAL SECTOR Federal expertise LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS Pension reform – HR opportunities and challenges The ongoing evolution of privacy rights PROFILE Continuing education Download PDF
Hicks Morley Named a Leading Canadian Labour, Pensions and Employee Benefits Firm in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory
Published since 1997, the annual Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory is the most comprehensive guide to legal talent in Canada. It identifies leading lawyers across Canada in 64 practice areas. It has become the resource of choice for Canadian corporate counsel and Canadian law firms as well as for US corporate counsel and law firms in…
Application of PSLRTA Extended by Regulation to Amalgamations of Children’s Aid Societies
On June 27, 2011, the Ontario government filed O. Reg. 314/11 under the Public Sector Labour Relations Transition Act, 1997 (“Act”). O. Reg 314/11 extends the application of the Act to the amalgamations of any two or more of the children’s aid societies designated in the regulation. O. Reg. 314/11 came into force on July…
Hicks Morley Lawyers Named Leading Practitioners in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2011
Hicks Morley congratulates each one of our lawyers who has been recognized in 2011 as a leading practitioner in Lexpert/Thomson Canada’s Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2011. Toronto Harvey A. Beresford, Q.C. Labour Relations Brenda J. Bowlby Labour Relations David W. Brady Workers’ Compensation John C. Field Employment Law Stephen J. Shamie Employment Law Labour Relations…
The Fraser Decision: The Supreme Court of Canada Revisits Scope of Charter-Protected Collective Bargaining Rights
On April 29, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its long-awaited judgement in the case of Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, 2011 SCC 20 (“Fraser“). In a decision that has surprised many, the Court found, by an 8-1 margin, that the Agricultural Employees’ Protection Act, 2002 (“AEPA“) is constitutional. Moreover, while the majority of…