Jocelyn Rancourt's areas of expertise include grievance arbitration, occupational health and safety, certification, collective agreement decrees, collective bargaining, labour standards, individual contracts of employment, human rights and freedoms, and pay equity. Mr. Rancourt is Québec Chair of the firm's employment and labour law group.
Mr. Rancourt often pleads before the administrative tribunals with jurisdiction in labour matters. He also appears before the civil courts, including the Quebec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Speaking engagements
Mr. Rancourt has spoken on labour law topics at conferences held by numerous organizations, including the Conseil du patronat du Québec, the Centre de formation patronale-syndicale, The Canadian Institute, Canadian Insight, the Quebec Bar, meetings of the Commissioners of the Commission des lésions professionnelles (CLP), the Association des infirmières et infirmiers en santé et sécurité du Québec, the Junior Bar Association of Québec, the Association des gestionnaires des établissements de santé et de services sociaux and the Fédération des Commissions scolaires du Québec. He has also led discussion groups on human resources in the Québec and Trois-Rivières areas. Recent speaking engagements include the following:
· "Antécédents, réembauche, accusation criminelle à caractère sexuel, fouille," presentation to a private high school.
· "La rémunération et l'accommodement," workshop organized by the Centre de formation patronale-syndicale, June 4, 2008.
· "Les vérifications des demandes d'accommodement," workshop organized by the Centre de formation patronale-syndicale, June 4, 2008.
· "La violence au travail : responsabilité et devoirs de l'employeur," Mini-seminar organized by the Quebec Bar, December 8, 2000.
· "L'arbitrage de litiges en matière de droits de la personne," Sixième revue annuelle des relations de travail du Québec, workshop organized by the Centre de formation patronale-syndicale, Montréal, November 9, 2000.
Rankings and recognitions
· Best Lawyers in Canada, 2012 - Labour and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law
Memberships and activities
· Quebec Bar
- Indemnity Fund Committee (2002- )
· Lecturer, "Negotiation" and "Labour Law" modules, Quebec Bar Admission Course (2001- )
Directorships
· Association des diplômés de l'Université Laval
- Chairman of the Board (2007-2008)
- 1st Vice-President (2003)
- Member of the Executive (2002- )
· Fondation de l'Université Laval (2005-2007)
· Royal Quebec Golf Club
Related Publications
Pay equity: Quebec's pay equity commission loses appeal
On May 24, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled in favour of SSQ Vie in a dispute with the province's pay equity commission, the Commission de l'équité salariale (Commission).
02/08/2011
Employers' Obligations at Federal Election Time
Under the Canada Elections Act, every employee who is qualified to vote has the right to three consecutive hours to vote while the polls are open (see below for poll hours by time zone).
28/04/2011
The criminal aspect of a breach of duty to not endanger employee health and safety
On September 27, 2010, Justice Denis Lavergne of the Court of Quebec found that a business owner was guilty of criminal negligence causing death after a backhoe he was driving fatally struck an employee.
24/02/2011
Inappropriate Facebook Use Leads to Termination of Employees
As Facebook's popularity continues to grow, so too do the consequences of its misuse by employees. This is highlighted by two recent arbitral decisions in which terminations were upheld on the basis of content posted on Facebook by employees while off-duty.
13/01/2011
The limits of employer free speech during union campaigns in Canada
For an employer that has successfully operated union-free, the prospect of its workplace becoming unionized is often confusing and frustrating.
02/07/2010
National Union found not liable for acts of striking members
On February 18, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a decision addressing, among other things, the question whether a national union and its officers had any liability for the death of replacement workers caused by a striker.
09/04/2010
Hard pill to swallow: drug and alcohol testing by employers in Canada
Ogilvy Renault's Employment and Labour Law practice is one of Canada's largest management-side practices.
12/04/2010
Expanded picketing rights in Quebec
In a recent decision regarding an interlocutory injunction requested by the Canadian Museum of Civilization (the "Employer" or the "Museum") against striking members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (the "Union"), Société du Musée Canadien des Civilisations v. Alliance de la fonction
04/01/2010
What employers should remember when hosting company parties
The end of the year is upon us once again and employees across the country may be drawing names for office gift exchanges and receiving invitations to staff holiday parties.
03/12/2009
The end of restrictive covenants in employment contracts?
The Supreme Court of Canada recently handed down a decision in Shafron v. KRG Insurance Brokers (Western) Inc.[i] in which it re-examined the issue of non-competition and non-solicitation restrictive covenants in an employment contract.
02/04/2009
News Flash - Provincial Elections in Quebec on December 8, 2008
Pursuant to the Quebec Election Act, every employer in Quebec must ensure that all persons in their employment who are qualified to vote are allowed 4 consecutive hours, excluding meal times, to exercise their right to vote while the polling stations are open, between 9:30 A.M. and 8:00 P.M.
01/12/2008
News flash: Employers' obligations at federal election time
Under the Canada Elections Act, every employee who is qualified to vote has the right to take three consecutive hours, while the polls are open, i.e., from 9:30 A.M. until 9:30 P.M. (if the electoral district is in the Eastern time zone)...
07/10/2008
Pay equity - the superior court hands down an important ruling
The Superior Court has struck down the decision of the Commission des relations du travail
27/08/2008