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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Family Responsibilities in the Workplace: The New Tests
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| WHEN: |
May 8,
2007
12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Playback:
Monday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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| WHERE: |
Your
own office or boardroom |
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| MODERATORS: |
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Matthew Certosimo
Employer Counsel
Borden Ladner Gervais |
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Anne Gregory
Union Counsel
Canadian Union of Public Employees |
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| SPEAKERS: |
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Shana Ivall
Employer Counsel
Sherrard Kuzz LLP |
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Jeanne Meyers
Union Counsel
Robertson, Downe and Mullally |
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ISSUES:
The last year has seen an explosion of new case law concerning the accommodation of family and parental responsibilities in the workplace. In this 90-minute session, Lancaster brings together a panel of expert practitioners to answer your questions about this rapidly evolving area of labour and employment law. Topics will include:
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What constitutes discrimination on the basis of family status? What obligations do employers have to accommodate workers' familial obligations? Can workers insist on particular hours of work, shifts, or part-time hours based on child care or other family responsibilities?
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Pregnancy, maternity, parental and adoption leave: What are the parties' obligations under employment standards legislation? When will a failure to re-employ a worker returning from such leave be found discriminatory or unjust? Are employees on such leaves entitled to benefits, pension contributions, vacation and sick leave accrual? Can collective agreements legally give male and female parents, or biological and adoptive parents, different leave entitlements?
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Accommodating pregnancy: When are pregnant employees entitled to sick leave? What duty do employers have to accommodate pregnant employees? When can pregnant employees refuse unsafe work? Can employers reassign pregnant employees based on safety concerns?
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Compassionate care, emergency leave, and family responsibility leave: What statutory entitlements do workers have in different jurisdictions? When collective agreements provide for family or emergency leave, when can employers refuse to grant such leave? How are such absences to be counted?
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| Q
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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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| CDs: |
Audio conference CDs, including a PDF copy of the materials from the conference, are available for $175 + GST per conference ($75 + GST for registrants). Click here to order. |
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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. |
