Labour & Employment Newsletter Considerations for Charities and Not-for-profit Organizations in light of COVID-19 As COVID-19 continues to impact our daily lives, charities and not-for-profit organizations face unprecedented demands. In carrying out their purpose [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter: Winter 2020 Social Media Background Checks in the Hiring Process Many employers conduct social media background checks to screen job applicants during the hiring process. These background checks are a [...]
COVID-19 PLAN March 20, 2020 As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, we as a community are facing many challenges, including keeping our friends, families and colleagues safe and healthy. The short time frame [...]
CANS Presentation On February 25, 2020, Will Russell and Michael Bourgeois conducted a half day educational session titled Human Resources Seminar: Developments in Labour and Employment Law. This seminar was a collaboration between Wickwire [...]
AMANS Seminar, November 2019 On November 15, 2019, Noella Martin, Q.C. and Will Russell presented the Employment and Labour Law Human Resource training seminar for the Association of Municipal Administrators Nova Scotia (AMANS). AMANS [...]
Sport Law Newsletter Identifying and Addressing Conflicts of Interest In sport organizations, the potential for conflicts of interest is high. Sport organizations are often tight-knit communities. Board members might also be coaches, high-performance athletes, [...]
Navigating Turbulent Waters: Developments in Labour and Employment Law – Client Event On October 23, 2019, our Labour and Employment group held a Client Event at the Saraguay House. Lawyers from the group presented [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter Ending Employment for Just Cause - When does an Employer have to use progressive discipline? Employers sometimes have an employee whose behaviour is a problem but who does not commit [...]
Bowman Award, October 2019We are pleased to receive the Bowman Award from the Construction Association of Nova Scotia, which recognizes our firm’s support through more than 25 years of continuing association, contributing to the Association’s [...]
Sport Law Newsletter – Autumn 2019 Are national team athletes employees? Employment disputes involving professional athletes, notably the 2011 NBA and the 2012 NHL lockouts, dominated headlines. More recently, employment law and sport collided [...]