United States: Watch Where You Place That Pickle! NLRB Rules Against Burger King Franchisee For "Union Busting" Activities

Last month the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that a multi-unit Burger King franchisee violated the National Labor Relations Act (Act) by threatening pro-union employees with termination; maintaining a policy that denied access to off-duty employees to all areas of its premises and prohibited solicitation; and disciplining a pro-union employee for engaging in activity protected by the Act.

In 2013, multi-unit owner EYM King purchased a Burger King location in the Ferndale section of […]

By | November 3rd, 2014 ||

Amendments To The Canada Labour Code Respecting Occupational Health And Safety

On December 12, 2013 Bill C-4 “Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2” received royal assent from the Parliament of Canada. The very lengthy Bill, also known as the federal government’s omnibus budget legislation, focuses on economics but also revises key federal labour laws.

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code will come into effect on October 31, 2014 and are reviewed below.
Defining “Danger”
The definition of “danger” within s.122(1) is being repealed and replaced with the […]

By | November 3rd, 2014 ||

United States: FAQs On Employee Discipline

Q.  Can we discipline a healthcare employee who is not involved in direct patient care and refuses to come to work because the employee has a generalized fear due to an Ebola patient who is being treated in the hospital?

A.   Yes. An employee’s duty to report to work on time and ready to perform his or her job duties is not excused based on a generalized fear of safety solely because an Ebola […]

By | November 2nd, 2014 ||