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All rights reserved.SaturdaySunday0123456789101113141517181920212223http://www.nortonrose.com/common/images/logo_reverse.gifhttp://www.nortonrose.comDryco Drywall Supplies Ltd. v Teamsters Local Union 213 is an important reminder to employers that even extreme acts of workplace misconduct may not give rise to...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80278/set-your-co-worker-on-fire-it-may-not-be-cause-for-dismissalhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80278/set-your-co-worker-on-fire-it-may-not-be-cause-for-dismissaltext/plainIn a recent decision, an Ontario arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a grievor with 37 years of service for repeated violations of the company’s health and...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80293/health-and-safety-trumps-employees-seniorityhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80293/health-and-safety-trumps-employees-senioritytext/plainThreatening to resign, when used by an employee to bargain for better working conditions, is a weapon that cuts both ways.Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80239/resignation-as-a-bargaining-weapon-a-double-edged-swordhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80239/resignation-as-a-bargaining-weapon-a-double-edged-swordtext/plainIn a recent decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled for the first time that an employer can waive the notice given by an employee who resigns.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80156/notice-of-resignation-will-employers-still-be-notified-before-an-employee-leaveshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80156/notice-of-resignation-will-employers-still-be-notified-before-an-employee-leavestext/plainMichael Torrance has written an article which considers the changes which may come into effect with the third iteration of The Equator Principles later this year.Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80150/lexology-equator-principles-iii-is-coming-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinkhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80150/lexology-equator-principles-iii-is-coming-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinktext/plainThe Federal Coalition Opposition released its much anticipated employment and industrial relations Policy on 9 May 2013. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80074/coalition-ir-policy-changes-around-the-edgeshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80074/coalition-ir-policy-changes-around-the-edgestext/plainIn a recent judgment by the Court of Québec which may raise a few eyebrows, an investigator hired by an employer to inquire into psychological harassment...Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80047/psychological-harassment-complaints-when-the-investigator-gets-suedhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80047/psychological-harassment-complaints-when-the-investigator-gets-suedtext/plainHello my name is Maartje Govaert and I am Head of the Norton Rose Employment and Labour Law Team in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/videos/79868/heineken-case-and-the-aquired-rights-directivehttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/videos/79868/heineken-case-and-the-aquired-rights-directivetext/plainLeading international legal practice Norton Rose has today announced 33 partner promotions globally including, in South Africa, six promotions to director.Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79649/norton-rose-announces-33-global-promotions-ahead-of-us-combinationhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79649/norton-rose-announces-33-global-promotions-ahead-of-us-combinationtext/plainIn a much-anticipated decision, on February 14, 2013, the Superior Court ruled on the imputation of medical visit costs by the Commission de la santé et de la...Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79669/imputation-by-the-csst-of-medical-visit-costs-of-employees-whose-injuries-are-consolidated-without-permanent-impairment-or-functional-limitation-keep-an-eye-on-your-monthly-statementshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79669/imputation-by-the-csst-of-medical-visit-costs-of-employees-whose-injuries-are-consolidated-without-permanent-impairment-or-functional-limitation-keep-an-eye-on-your-monthly-statementstext/plainIn a recent ruling setting aside a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal (Tribunal), the Quebec Court of Appeal found that an agreement entered into by the...Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77383/agreement-respecting-reduction-of-labour-costs-does-not-violate-based-on-age-the-right-to-equality-in-employment-quebec-court-of-appealhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77383/agreement-respecting-reduction-of-labour-costs-does-not-violate-based-on-age-the-right-to-equality-in-employment-quebec-court-of-appealtext/plainA recent decision clarifies what the Canadian Labour Code means by the prohibition against “work place violence”.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77329/even-friendly-scuffles-constitute-unacceptable-violence-in-the-workplacehttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77329/even-friendly-scuffles-constitute-unacceptable-violence-in-the-workplacetext/plainEmployers will need to take greater care in drafting non-competition and non-solicitation covenants in the context of commercial transactions following a recent...Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77239/ontario-court-of-appeal-signals-greater-scrutiny-of-restrictive-covenantshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77239/ontario-court-of-appeal-signals-greater-scrutiny-of-restrictive-covenantstext/plainRecent recognition that the right to a collective bargaining process is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) has raised a number of...Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77165/canadian-charter-does-not-guarantee-work-opportunities-to-members-of-labour-unionshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77165/canadian-charter-does-not-guarantee-work-opportunities-to-members-of-labour-unionstext/plainFollowing consultation on draft regulations concerning the reporting of executive remuneration which were set out in a consultation paper published by the DepartmentThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77028/executive-remuneration-revised-regulations-publishedhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/77028/executive-remuneration-revised-regulations-publishedtext/plainIn labour relations, employees are frequently the subject of constructive criticism from colleagues and superiors. They may also be tempted at times to question...Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/76231/criticizing-your-employer-a-risky-businesshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/76231/criticizing-your-employer-a-risky-businesstext/plainIn a recent Quebec Superior Court judgment, Catherine Mandeville, JSC, dismissed, before the hearing on the merits, actions for a permanent injunction and...Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/76162/800000-suit-by-an-employer-against-a-union-dismissed-as-abusivehttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/76162/800000-suit-by-an-employer-against-a-union-dismissed-as-abusivetext/plainTwo long-awaited decisions from the Federal Court confirm that protection from discrimination on the ground of ‘‘family status’’ under the Canadian Human Rights...Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/75844/federal-court-employers-must-accommodate-substantial-parental-obligationshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/75844/federal-court-employers-must-accommodate-substantial-parental-obligationstext/plainThe Superior Court has reversed a Commission des relations du travail (CRT) ruling that the Government of Quebec had negotiated in bad faith in the 2003-2005...Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/75502/bargaining-hard-is-not-always-bargaining-in-bad-faithhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/75502/bargaining-hard-is-not-always-bargaining-in-bad-faithtext/plainLeading international law firm Norton Rose is acting for house builder Crest Nicholson.Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/75312/norton-rose-acts-for-crest-nicholson-on-first-major-ipo-of-2013http://www.nortonrose.com/news/75312/norton-rose-acts-for-crest-nicholson-on-first-major-ipo-of-2013text/plainLegally enforceable restrictive covenants provide significant advantages to employers, protecting against the loss of employees and clients and the unauthorised...Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/75149/what-are-the-international-trends-and-approaches-in-enforcing-restraints-of-tradehttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/75149/what-are-the-international-trends-and-approaches-in-enforcing-restraints-of-tradetext/plainNorton Rose has advised UBM plc on the £160 million proposed disposal of certain parts of its data services business to Electra Private Equity Partners.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/75115/norton-rose-advises-ubm-on-160m-data-services-disposalhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/75115/norton-rose-advises-ubm-on-160m-data-services-disposaltext/plainAll too often, commissioners get it wrong when determining the quantum of compensation to be awarded to an employee that has been unfairly dismissed.Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/74765/reviewing-the-quantum-of-unfair-dismissal-compensationhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/74765/reviewing-the-quantum-of-unfair-dismissal-compensationtext/plainTerminating a contract - what should an employer do?Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/74750/employment-highlights-terminating-a-contract-what-should-an-employer-dohttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/74750/employment-highlights-terminating-a-contract-what-should-an-employer-dotext/plainThe Labour Appeal Court had to consider a decision handed down by the Labour Court where the Labour Court granted relief to the employer Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/74592/an-employer-can-approach-the-court-to-set-aside-its-own-promotions-where-it-is-an-invalid-administrative-acthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/74592/an-employer-can-approach-the-court-to-set-aside-its-own-promotions-where-it-is-an-invalid-administrative-acttext/plain