Oct 06, 2021 Vaccination or Rapid Test Workplace Policies Gaining Momentum and Validity as 4th Wave Workplace and Community Issues Escalate By Colin Fetter Attached is a link to the recent publication of the Alberta Federation of Labour. Kudos to the AFL and all unions and their advisors who...
Apr 22, 2021 New Alberta Paid Leave for COVID-19 Vaccinations By Colin Fetter As many of you already have heard, effective yesterday April 21, 2021, Alberta's Employment Standards Code ("the ESC") was amended to...
Mar 30, 2021 Pleased to partner with IPM and its Associations. Link below to our recent article on workplace substance abuse issues in IPM's Spring Quarterly By Colin Fetter
Feb 11, 2021 Don't Miss Your Deadline to Apply for the Critical Worker Benefit Payment for your Employees By Colin Fetter As many may have already heard, the Alberta Government announced its new program to distribute one-time $1,200 payments to eligible...
Nov 18, 2020 Alberta Government Proposes Significant Changes to Workplace Health and Safety Legislation By Jenelle Butler On November 5, 2020, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 47, Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 (the “Bill”). The Bill...
Mar 16, 2020 Alberta School and Day Care Closure: Employers wondering what happens with your Employees that don't have child care tomorrow? By Colin Fetter As an easy first reference to handle tomorrow, below is a link to the Alberta Employment Standards Code Fact Sheet on Family...
Mar 15, 2020 Important New Alberta Employment Rules for COVID-19 By Colin Fetter Update as of Wednesday March 18: This original Brownlee article was posted on March 15th and cited the wording on the 14 day leave at...
Mar 06, 2020 Coronavirus and the Workplace - Do's and Don'ts for Employers By Kyle Allen The World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus, COVID-19, a global health emergency. In response, our clients have been...
Nov 23, 2018 Just Cause: The Holy Grail Or Leprechaun Gold? By Colin Fetter Pleased to have contributed the linked article to CPHR Alberta's Magazine Winter Edition. A reminder to all employers of the immense...
Jul 30, 2018 Unique Approach to Implementing a Severance Clause via Working Notice By Kyle Allen In circumstances where an employee’s employment contract does not contain a severance clause, it is up in the air whether the common law...
Jun 20, 2018 17 Weeks and Counting.... By Brownlee Law On October 17, 2018, the 95-year old prohibition on cannabis will be lifted. Over the next 17 weeks, the Provinces and Territories will...
Jun 14, 2018 Union's Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada on Suncor Random Drug Testing Dismissed By Colin Fetter News today that the Union's application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on its challenge of Suncor's random drug...