Tag Archives: PIPA
December 12, 2014
Stuart Rudner discusses two recent cases where employees were fired for absenteeism. Managing absenteeism is a challenge and this post highlights that difficulty: Employers should closely monitor the attendance of employees and ensure they have clear policies that are being … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, harrassment, PIPA, Rudner, workplace violence, wrongful dismissal
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December 2, 2014
Amendments to Alberta’s PIPA passed third reading last night: http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=bills_status&selectbill=003&legl=28&session=3 In Consbec Inc. v. Walker, the BC SC awarded damages to an employer against an employee for failure to give reasonable notice of resignation: [220] Peter worked for Consbec for approximately … Continue reading
November 25, 2014
News came out yesterday that WetJet’s flight attendants rejected a tentative agreement with the airline. CUPE and a group calling itself the WestJet Professional Flight Attendants Association (WPFFA) have been working to have employees sign membership cards lately: http://www.labour-reporter.com/articleview/22894-westjet-flight-attendants-vote-to-reject-tentative-agreement-with-airline http://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/westjet-flight-attendants-reject-tentative-agreement Blakes … Continue reading
November 21, 2014
Alberta’s Privacy Commissioner, Jill Clayton, comments on the recently proposed amendments to Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (Bill 3): “I am pleased the government brought these amendments to the legislature quickly as the importance of private sector privacy legislation in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal, Bill 3, constructive dismissal, Daniels, OIPC, PIPA, SCC
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November 20, 2014
Alberta introduced Bill 3, the Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2014, on Tuesday and passed first reading. A copy of the Bill is below, but critics are already concerned that the proposed changes don’t go far enough to address the structural … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal, Axess, C-13, Daniels, FCA, Indian, Metis, off-reserve, OHS, PIPA, privacy
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