Past Events

In this year's session, we will summarize the most significant issues and decisions in employment law from the past year to answer the following question: What constitutes just cause? When does a change to a term or condition of employment constitute constructive dismissal? Are short service employees receiving lengthy notice assessments? Are termination provisions enforceable?

We will also provide a step by step guide to the key provisions employers should include in employment agreements, as well as discuss when employee monitoring is permissible in light of a recent investigation report issued by the BC's information and Privacy Commissioner.

We'll provide an overview of the latest union cases from arbitrators, labour relations boards, and the courts. Questions addressed in this seminar include: How does the "work now, grieve later" rule apply in the context of drug and alcohol testing? Who is responsible for a supervisor's sexual harassment of a co-worker and what is the scope of damages? What is the impact of this year's Supreme Court of Canada cases on the freedom of association under the Charter?

In this session, Michael Wolpert will present on the pension reform in Alberta set to reach a new milestone with the long anticipated release of the regulations to the Employment Pension Plans Act, and the coming into force of Bill 10. The pending changes represent a new era of pension regulation in Alberta, while at the same time providing considerable opportunity for pension plan sponsors. As can be expected with regulatory overhaul, these opportunities will be accompanied by new challenges for plan sponsors and administrators. This session will review the key anticipated changes to the Act and will provide a sense of some of the important details that will need to be considered when the regulations are released.