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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Attendance Management Programs (AMPs)
and
Last Chance Agreements (LCAs):
Making Them Fair, Effective and Enforceable
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| WHEN: |
November 20,
2006 12:30
p.m. EDT
Playback:
Monday, November 27, 3:30 - 5pm |
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| WHERE: | Your
own office or boardroom |
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MODERATOR - |
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Pamela Chapman
Arbitrator/Moderator |
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| - SPEAKERS - |
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Mark Contini
Management Counsel
Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark |
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 | Alison Dewar
Union Counsel
Raven Cameron Ballantyne & Yazbeck |
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ISSUES: | Some
of the questions to be addressed:
- In what circumstances are AMPs and LCAs appropriate? What elements do AMPs and LCAs typically contain?
- How should AMPs and LCAs be framed so as to comply with human rights and privacy law, and pass muster at arbitration?
- How should AMPs and LCAs be drafted to avoid conflict with a collective agreement requirement of just cause and the statutory duty to accommodate?
- What levels of absenteeism ordinarily trigger inclusion of employees in an AMP process?
- What distinctions should AMPs and LCAs make between culpable and non-culpable conduct (especially where, as with absenteeism due to alcoholism, the conduct is a hybrid of both)? Should non-culpable absences be counted in calculating attendance?
- What provisions may be made in AMPs and LCAs requiring medical certificates and medical information?
- What conditions may be imposed by AMPs and LCAs, e.g. average attendance? Abstinence? Medical assessment? When are they considered a form of accommodation? Or an instance of discrimination?
- What issues should unions address in ensuring that employees’ rights are protected?
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| Q
& A: | Gather
your colleagues around a speakerphone in your own office or boardroom. Have the
opportunity to ask questions in the Question & Answer portions of the sessions.
An additional 15 minutes will be added at the end of the session for those who
wish to continue with Q & A. |
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| MATERIALS: | Valuable,
up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from
our website. |
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| REGISTRATION
FEE: | $195,
plus GST (Registrations must be paid in advance of the audio conference).
Registration costs are per listening site/telephone, so you can have any number
of people listening at your location for one low price. Click here for registration information. |
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| REGISTRATION
INFORMATION: | When
you register, you'll be given a toll-free number to dial at the time of the session
and a PIN number for access. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register now. |
