Canada Labour Code Archives - Rubin Thomlinson

Occupational health & safety update: What federally regulated employers need to know about recent amendments to the Canada Labour Code

December 19, 2014

As of October 31, 2014, several amendments to the occupational health and safety (“OHS”) provisions of the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) came into effect. Those amendments may have significant implications for federally-regulated organizations, particularly inasmuch as Parliament has now transferred statutory authority from “a health and safety officer” directly to the Minister of Labour,

Protections for unpaid interns not coming fast enough

September 11, 2013

This week, the CBC reported on a family in Alberta who is voicing concern over the lack of protection afforded to interns in Canada. Their story stems from the death of their son, Andy Ferguson, who crashed his car after falling asleep at the wheel. The Ferguson family believes Andy was exhausted from the long

Investment banker dies after working “until 6am for three nights in a row”

August 22, 2013

There comes a time when both employers and employees need to be reminded of the limits to the employment relationship, and the physical limits to which one can push his or her body. In reading a news article published by The Daily Mail, I figured that now was the time for that reminder. The article’s

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Occupational health & safety update: What federally regulated employers need to know about recent amendments to the Canada Labour Code

Protections for unpaid interns not coming fast enough

Investment banker dies after working “until 6am for three nights in a row”