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 [...]
Labour & Employment NewsletterEmployers' Obligations on Election Day With the upcoming Federal election on October 21, 2019, employers should be aware of their obligations to employees on Election Day.Employers have an obligation to ensure that [...]
Wickwire Holm Lawyers Recognized We are pleased to announce that five of our lawyers have been recognized by The Best LawyersTM in Canada 2020 as leaders in their respective practice areas. For over 35 [...]
Labour & Employment Newsletter An Employee is on LTD: Can their employment end? Summer 2019 Employees who are absent from work and receiving long term disability (“LTD”) benefits can pose a sensitive problem [...]
Business Law Newsletter Why Shareholders’ Agreements are Important At the time of incorporation of a company, the focus is often establishing and building the business. While it is never too late to put a [...]