Category Archives: Labour/Employment

Who is a Farm Worker? And Why Does It Matter?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Who is a Farm Worker? And Why Does it Matter? Case Commented On: R v Northern Forage Inc., 2009 ABQB 439 Alberta marked its 5th annual Farm Workers Day on August 20, 2009. As in previous … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Temporary Immigration System

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Kristyn Stevens

Report considered: Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Temporary Foreign Workers and Non-Status Workers (May 2009) PDF version: Canada’s Temporary Immigration System “If a person is good enough to work here, a person is good enough to stay here.” This … Continue reading →

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To Employ or Not to Employ: Is That the Question?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Linda McKay-Panos

Case considered: Lockerbie & Hole Industrial Inc. v. Alberta (Human Rights and Citizenship Commission), 2009 ABQB 241, overturning Donald Luka v. Lockerbie & Hole Industrial Inc. and Syncrude Canada, Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission, February 15, 2008 (Beth Bryant) … Continue reading →

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Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing Once Again At Issue

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Linda McKay-Panos

Case Considered: United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 488 v. Bantrel Constructors Co., 2009 ABCA 84 PDF Version: Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing Once Again At Issue … Continue reading →

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Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Linda McKay-Panos

Cases Considered: Brewer v. Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, 2008 ABCA 435; Baum v. Calgary (City), 2008 ABQB 791 PDF Version:  Disability Discrimination in the Workplace Two recent Alberta decisions (one from the Court of Queen’s Bench and one from the … Continue reading →

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