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April 22, 2026
Burland v. Precise ParkLink Inc. is a clear warning to employers: you can no longer rely on the mere existence of a wrongful dismissal action to shut down a human rights application.
April 15, 2026
A recent labour arbitration decision tackles the question many workplaces are facing: Can an employee be fully accommodated to work from home? Arbitrator Christopher Albertyn says ‘yes’, but in the narrowest of cases.
April 10, 2026
In unionized environments, employers and unions negotiate collective agreements using the full suite of bargaining tools available to them, including strikes and lockouts. In some sectors, however, strikes and lockouts are removed by legislation and replaced with interest arbitration – a process by which an arbitrator (or a panel of arbitrators) resolves outstanding issues and imposes final terms and conditions of the collective agreement.
April 1, 2026
When I started here at Protea LLP, I imagined days filled with reading case law and neatly drafting memos. And yes, there is some of that. But it turns out real workplaces come with real questions, the kind you cannot solve with a citation or a Latin phrase.
March 25, 2026
When I started here at Protea LLP, I imagined days filled with reading case law and neatly drafting memos. And yes, there is some of that. But it turns out real workplaces come with real questions, the kind you cannot solve with a citation or a Latin phrase.
March 18, 2026
Workplace rules do not end at the office door. In Ontario, employer‑sponsored social events – whether holiday parties, team‑building outings, client receptions, or off‑site celebrations – may be treated as an extension of the workplace. If your organization planned, sanctioned, encouraged, or funded the event, office standards may extend beyond the typical 9-5.
