Year: 2022
Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP recognized on The Globe and Mail annual list of Canada’s Best Lawyers 2023
PCM Lawyers is pleased to be listed among the law firms recognized on The Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Lawyers 2023 for our work in Labour & Employment law. The awards list was announced on November 15, 2022, and can be viewed on the Globe and Mail website here. The Canada’s Best Lawyers list was curated based on […] Read more
Human Rights Tribunal Denies Application Alleging Discrimination Based on Creed Related to Mandatory Vaccine Policy
Negina Khalil On September 29, 2022, in Brown v. Planet Fitness (Dundas), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed an application alleging discrimination based on creed with respect to a mandatory vaccine policy. The decision was made following a hearing in writing. The applicant alleged that they were denied access to the facility because of […] Read more
Webinar Alert: “Year in Review: Labour & Employment Legal Updates from Across Canada,” November 15, 2022
Although the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have started to subside, the past year has been marked by upheaval in the personal and professional lives of workers across the country. In turn, Canadian employers continue to face new and emerging challenges to their businesses. On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 (11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, PDT), […] Read more
Webinar Replay: Post-Pandemic Workforce Management: What HR and LR Professionals Need to Know
Join Marcia McNeil and a panel of experienced counsel from Advocates for Employers of Canada for a discussion of Post-Pandemic Workforce Management. The panel addresses current employment issues, important legal developments, and practical strategies to help employers successfully navigate the new world of work. Topics include the following: Recording – Post-Pandemic Workforce Management from FWTA […] Read more
Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP Lawyers Recognized in the 17th Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada
Congratulations to Susan Arnold, Dean Crawford, KC, Marcia McNeil, Craig Munroe, Paul Pulver, Peter Sheen, Marino Sveinson, and Jessica Thomson for being recognized by their peers and listed in the 17th Edition of Best Lawyers in CanadaTM in the fields of Labour and Employment Law. Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients […] Read more
Temporary changes to the performance of job duties may not amount to constructive dismissal
In certain circumstances, an employer may temporarily change how an employee performs the duties of their job and it will not be considered constructive dismissal. In constructive dismissal cases, an employee must prove the employer evinced an intention to no longer be bound by the employment contract, and the employee can do so in one […] Read more
Refusal to comply with face mask policy was repudiation, not constructive dismissal
Benke v Loblaw Companies Limited, 2022 ABQB 461 (CanLII) In this case, a grocery store employee, Mr. Benke, refused to comply with a municipal bylaw requiring face masks in public premises and his employer’s policy requiring face masks to be worn at the workplace. The court determined the employee’s refusal to perform his job in […] Read more
Non-Disparagement Clause Upheld
Pulver Crawford Munroe LLP recently represented a Municipal Police Board (the “Board) in an arbitration decision which determined that a non-disparaging comments clause in a Settlement Agreement between the Board, a Police Association (the “Union”), and a Former Police Constable (FPC), was enforceable 17 years after the Agreement was originally signed. The Arbitrator determined that […] Read more