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Dismissal for Innocent Absenteeism Upheld

The BC Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of an arbitrator denying the grievance of an employee dismissed for excessive absenteeism. This case confirms that employers may lawfully dismiss an employee for excessive innocent absenteeism where the employee has been…

New Regulations Under the Teachers Act

The Minister of Education has made four Ministerial Orders creating regulations in relation to the recently passed Teachers Act, which are now in force. Commissioner’s Regulation The Teachers’ Council created by the Teachers Act will have a commissioner appointed by…

Mandatory Retirement for Federal Employers to Be Abolished by Year’s End

Bill C-13, Budget Implementation Act (short title: Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act), received Royal Assent on December 15, 2011. The Bill will repeal sections 9(2) and 15(1)(c) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which currently permit federally regulated…

Recent Changes to CPP Rules

New rules relating to employer deductions for Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions have recently come into force. Bill C-51, the Economic Recovery Act (stimulus) Changes coming into force on January 1, 2012, as part of the implementation of Bill C-51,…

Employment Insurance Benefits Extended to the Self-Employed

Bill C-56, the Fairness for the Self-Employed Act, has received Royal Assent and the majority of its provisions will come into effect on January 1, 2010. The Act extends Employment Insurance special benefits including maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care…

No Reinstatement in Wal-Mart Closure Case

The Supreme Court of Canada recently determined that it would not order the reinstatement of employees dismissed from a Wal-Mart store in Jonquière, Quebec when the store closed after becoming unionized. The Jonquière store was the first Wal-Mart in North…

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