Successful in a decision before Ontario’s Divisional Court regarding an employee’s termination of a trade union’s bargaining rights.
Practice Area: Labour Relations
Successful in arguing that the benefits available under province-wide collective agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.
Successful in arguing that STD benefits available under province-wide Collective Agreement can be pro-rated for new hires in first year of employment.
Successful in arguing the union had agreed to an extension of the grievor’s probationary period and therefore the employer was entitled to release the grievor without proving just cause.
Successful in arguing the union had agreed to an extension of the grievor’s probationary period and therefore the employer was entitled to release the grievor without proving just cause.
Successfully obtained an arbitration award for a hospital confirming that the elimination of shifts/lines on part-time schedule did not constitute a layoff or elimination of a position.
Successfully obtained an arbitration award for a hospital confirming that the elimination of shifts/lines on part-time schedule did not constitute a layoff or elimination of a position.
Represented a large Ontario public school board in an arbitration that resulted in the dismissal of an accommodation claim that sought to create a position for a teacher composed of valuable tasks previously assigned to other teachers.
Represented a large Ontario public school board in a 2015 arbitration that resulted in the dismissal of an accommodation claim that sought to create a position for a teacher composed of valuable tasks previously assigned to other teachers.
Successfully represented a major steel company in 2014 in upholding the legality of a collective agreement clause authorizing termination without cause.
Successfully represented a major steel company in 2014 in upholding the legality of a collective agreement clause authorizing termination without cause.
Successfully defended against applications for judicial review challenging the decisions of two different Ontario school boards to close schools in 2012 and 2014.
Successfully defended against applications for judicial review challenging the decisions of two different Ontario school boards to close schools in 2012 and 2014.
Acted for five Ontario public school boards in obtaining Ontario Labour Relations Board illegal strike declarations against EFTO (2013) and OSSTF (2015).
Acted for five Ontario public school boards in obtaining OLRB illegal strike declarations against EFTO (2013) and OSSTF (2015).
Successfully defended employer for its use of video surveillance in the workplace.
Successfully defended employer for its use of video surveillance in the workplace.
Successfully defended employer’s interpretation and application of the collective agreement for benefits entitlement.
Successfully defended employer’s interpretation and application of the collective agreement for benefits entitlement.