Category Archives: Labour/Employment
Who is a Farm Worker? And Why Does It Matter?
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
Canada’s Temporary Immigration System
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
To Employ or Not to Employ: Is That the Question?
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
Employee Alcohol and Drug Testing Once Again At Issue
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
Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
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
