J. Talbott: eWorkLaw.caLabour Law(Untitled)- April 23, 2004 Union Lawyers Blast Model Pension Law Sack, Goldblatt, and Mitchell have stated that a model law being promulgated as a national standard for regulating pensions lacks the basic safeguards and guarantees already contained in Ontario's pension law. Read the press release. Go to the website of the pension law reformer do gooders.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/22.html#a256 (Untitled)- April 23, 2004 Toothless Organization Launches Occupational Safety and Health Web site OTTAWA, ON - The Trinational Occupational Safety and Health Working Group under the North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation (NAALC) has launched a Web site http:www.naalcosh.org to promote and improve safety in the workplaces of Canada, the United States and Mexico. Read the rest of the press release.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/22.html#a255 (Untitled)- April 23, 2004 Ontario Will go After Bad Employers Minister Bentley announced that legislation this spring will be introduced, allowing the government to ferret out law breaking employers. The current legislation requires an employee to lodge a complaint before an investigation is made. Read the Ottawa Citizen story here.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/22.html#a254 (Untitled)- April 23, 2004 Arbitrator Rules Nose Bleeds Into Patient's Food Okay Though a nose piercing can take months to heal, thus causing a wonderful nasal blood drip, it was unacceptable for a hospital to deny staff who produce food the right to wear a nose piercing. Yuck. If you would like a copy of this case contact me at 1-888-eWorkLaw or email me.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/22.html#a253 (Untitled)- April 23, 2004 McGuinty government introduces family medical leave legislation TORONTO, CNW - The McGuinty government today introduced legislation that would provide up to eight weeks of job-protected, unpaid time off work for those taking care of a gravely ill family member, Labour Minister Chris Bentley announced April 13th. Read the press release. Read a draft of the Bill.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/22.html#a252 (Untitled)- April 8, 2004 Commission may Dismiss Human Rights Complaints on Bare Proof of Grievance Process Existing The Ontario Human Rights Commission is not required to perform a detailed investigation of the grievance procedure within a collective agreement in order that it may dismiss a complaint because a more appropriate forum exists, says the Divisional Court of Ontario. Here's the case.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/08.html#a251 (Untitled)- April 8, 2004 Feds have power to place employees on temporary unpaid status Read the case if you love public sector law.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/08.html#a250 (Untitled)- April 8, 2004 Another Public Servant Learns the Law Over and over again, they sue in court only to discover they aren't allowed in. You have to grieve in the PS, sayeth the law. Here's a case on point.http://eworklaw.labourrelations.org/categories/canadianLabourLaw/2004/04/08.html#a248 |