Tag: Canada Labour Code

Did Employer’s Overtime Policy Create Unworkable ‘Catch-22’?

By Northern Exposure Mar 29, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Mar 29, 2010

By Lorene Novakowski and Derek Knoechel As was noted in an earlier article here, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently certified a class action against the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS). That lawsuit claims $300 million in unpaid overtime involving approximately 5,300 BNS sales staff: Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia (Fulawka). Certification means […]

Federally Regulated Employees Required to Cross Another Union’s Picket Line

By Ida Martin Nov 30, 2009 Northern Exposure

Updated: Nov 30, 2009

By Ida Martin Imagine there is a group of federal government employees that are engaging in a lawful strike. Because of the physical location of your workplace, your employees can’t get to work without crossing the picket line. Your workers are unionized and have decided they won’t cross the picket line of the striking federal […]

Class-Action Lawsuits Filed Against KMPG, CIBC, Scotiabank

By Northern Exposure Jan 8, 2008 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jan 8, 2008

By Trevor Lawson and Donovan Plomp McCarthy Tetrault Although large employment-related class-action lawsuits have become commonplace in the United States, until recently they were virtually unknown in Canada. The relative peace enjoyed by Canadian employers on this front was shattered with a $651 million class-action lawsuit filed in June 2007 against the Canadian Imperial Bank […]