Raising the Bar – Sixth Edition

“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. “                                                                                           C.S. Lewis Dear Friends, Welcome back from the summer! We hope that all of our readers had a chance to get in some rest and relaxation with friends and family over the past few months, and we are sure that you…

HRTO Renders Significant Remedies Decision

In the recent decision of Fair v. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, a non-union employee was reinstated to employment with back pay, despite having been away from the workplace for nearly a decade. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario explicitly rejected the employer’s argument that it would be unfair to order reinstatement in light of the…

Alan Freedman Quoted in Canadian Lawyer Magazine

Hicks Morley’s Alan Freedman was quoted in the December edition of Canadian Lawyer Magazine. In an article entitled “Supreme Court favours arbitrator’s decision,” Alan comments on a recent case in which the Supreme Court of Canada, quashing a decision of the Manitoba Court of Appeal, gives room for labour arbitrators to be creative in fashioning…