Practice Area: Labour Relations

Stephanie Jeronimo and Julia Nanos Publish an Article in the Winter Edition of OMHRA’s Newsletter ECHO

Hicks Morley’s Stephanie Jeronimo and Julia Nanos co-authored an article in the winter edition of ECHO, a newsletter published by the Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association. In the article, entitled “Off-Duty Social Media Posts by Employees can be Cause for Discipline – Including Discharge” three recent arbitrations are examined, where the grievors had been discharged for off-duty posts…

Arbitrators Address Off-Duty Social Media Comments

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Two recent City of Toronto arbitrations have addressed the issue of discipline for off-duty social media comments. On November 12, 2014, Arbitrator Elaine Newman found that the social media comments of an off-duty Toronto firefighter, which disparaged women, the disabled and visible minorities (among others), constituted serious misconduct and damaged the reputation of the Toronto…

David Bannon Joins the Firm as a Partner

We are pleased to announce that David Bannon has joined Hicks Morley as a Partner in our Toronto office. David practises in all areas of labour and employment law with a particular specialty in OHSA, construction labour relations, WSIB and the automotive sector. He has been certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as…

Paul Broad Quoted in Law Times

Hicks Morley’s Paul Broad was quoted in the October 6, 2014 edition of Law Times magazine in an article entitled “Labour lawyers watching as SCC pronounces on key employment law issues.” Among other things, Paul comments on the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan decision, currently on reserve at the Supreme Court of Canada, which…

Ontario Re-Introduces BPS Accountability, Transparency Legislation (Formerly Bill 179)

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On July 8, 2014, the Ontario government re-introduced broader public sector (“BPS”) accountability and transparency legislation. If passed, proposed measures in Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014, would give the government the authority to create comprehensive compensation frameworks for certain employers in the BPS, and would implement a number…

Hicks Morley Receives Highest Ranking in Labour Relations in the 2014 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 the Labour Relations (Ottawa) category. The firm has also been named “Most Frequently Recommended” in the Labour Relations (Kitchener-Waterloo) category and the Labour Relations (London) category. The firm has once again been ranked “Consistently…

Stephen Shamie Mentioned in The Globe and Mail

Hick Morley’s Stephen Shamie was mentioned in the June 9, 2014 edition of The Globe and Mail in an article entitled, “Stamps’ Cornish says players’ union overmatched against CFL owners.” The article discusses a tentative five-year agreement reached between The Canadian Football League’s owners and players’ association. View Article