The recent Supreme Court decision in case No 3-2-1-179-12 confirmed that workers posted to another member state are subject to working conditions of that particular state. If a worker is employed in several states simultaneously it is vital to agree on the law governing the worker’s contract and their habitual place of work. If a worker is sent outside their habitual place of work, this constitutes a posting and it is important to verify […]

A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision (Alberta Health Services v. Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, July 5, 2013) has taught an employer a vital lesson about time limits in a collective agreement. The collective agreement in question said that “disciplinary action” “will be taken within fifteen (15) days… of the date the Employer first became aware of, or reasonably should have become aware of the occurrence of the act.” The employer fired the […]