Article(s) published by this organization: 11
| 1 | Crime Does Not Pay Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 17, 2008 An employee of a grocery chain in Cranbrook faked customer refunds and pocketed the money to the tune of about $6,000. In criminal court, she pled guilty to the lesser offence of theft under $5,000 and was sentenced for that. |
| 2 | New Labour Relations Code Amendments Affecting Construction Contractors and Ambulance Attendants Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 26, 2008, previously published on June 6, 2008 In record time, the Government of Alberta introduced and passed Bill 26 this week. It was introduced late Monday and received final reading early Thursday morning. |
| 3 | SCC Refuses To Hear Appeal of Chiasson Decision Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 26, 2008, previously published on May 29, 2008 This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected an application for leave to appeal this important Court of Appeal decision on pre-employment drug and alcohol testing. This is good news for employers with drug and alcohol testing programs. |
| 4 | Court Prevents Employers from Making Unilateral Contract Changes Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 26, 2008, previously published on May 30, 2008 For years, employment lawyers have tended to assume that employment contracts can be unilaterally amended by employers as long as they give reasonable notice of the change. That view was drawn from a few old cases and by logic: if you can unilaterally terminate on notice, why can't you unilaterally... |
| 5 | NWT Court Of Appeal Reverses Controversial Giant Mine Decision Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 26, 2008, previously published on May 26, 2008 On September 19, 1992, during a highly charged strike, nine miners were killed when their mine car blew up underground at the Giant Mine in Yellowknife. Roger Warren, a striking miner, was subsequently convicted of their murders. |
| 6 | Privacy Breached By Sharing EFAP Information Vicki L. Giles, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; June 4, 2008, previously published on May 15, 2008 In April 2008, the Privacy Commissioner released an Investigation Report which underscores the importance of providing employees with clear information as to the purposes for which their personal employee information will be used and with whom that information will be shared; especially when... |
| 7 | Random Speculative Sniffer-Dog Search in High School Illegal: Students Entitled To Privacy at School Teresa R. Haykowsky; McLennan Ross LLP; May 9, 2008, previously published on April 28, 2008 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. |
| 8 | Court Strikes Down Provisions In Teacher Employment Contracts Teresa R. Haykowsky; McLennan Ross LLP; February 20, 2008, previously published on February 11, 2008 Last Wednesday, Justice Marceau of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta struck down several provisions with respect to various teacher employment contracts that were being used by five Alberta School Boards (Boards). |
| 9 | Increase to Alberta's Minimum Wage Hugh J. D. McPhail, Thomas W. R. Ross, Glenn D. Tait; McLennan Ross LLP; August 11, 2008, previously published on September 4, 2007 Effective September 1, 2007, Alberta's minimum wage increased as follows . . . |
| 10 | Recent Revisions to School Councils Regulation Teresa R. Haykowsky; McLennan Ross LLP; August 11, 2008, previously published on September 24, 2007 On July 1, 2007, the revised School Councils Regulation (Alberta Regulation 113/2007) came into force, repealing School Councils Regulation (AR 171/98). Some highlights of the revisions are as follows . . . |
