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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Accommodating Family Status in the Workplace: The changing law
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
Playback: Monday, October 6, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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| WHERE: |
Your
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| MODERATORS: |
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Shana Ivall
Employer Counsel
Sherrard Kuzz LLP |
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Simon Renouf
Union Counsel
Simon Renouf Professional Corporation |
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| SPEAKERS: |
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David Chondon
Employer Counsel
Crawford Chondon & Partners |
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Jeanne Meyers
Union Counsel
M. Jeanne Meyers Law |
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ISSUES:
Family status issues are arising more frequently in the workplace than ever before, due to a shift in cultural values and to changing demographics. The jurisprudence with respect to accommodating family status is relatively new, and still evolving. Workers increasingly seek accommodation for family responsibilities, such as childcare and elder care, and employers struggle with the competing interests that come with such requests. While most workers have family obligations that occasionally clash with work, the case law suggests that not every obligation will give rise to the duty to accommodate. Lancaster's panel of experts will explore the latest cases and legislative changes governing the accommodation of workers' family and parental responsibilities.
- What family obligations are protected by human rights legislation? Can this protection only be triggered by a change in conditions of employment or can it also arise from a change in an employee's personal circumstances? Have courts followed the stringent "serious interference" test for prima facie discrimination, as set out in Campbell River?
- In what circumstances are employers required to accommodate their employees' familial obligations? Does it make a difference if the child has special needs? Must an employer extend parental leave if the employee can't find childcare?
- Is the assessment of "undue hardship" different in an accommodation case involving family status?
- Can workers insist on particular hours of work, shifts, or part-time hours based on childcare or other family responsibilities such as breastfeeding?
- Compassionate care, emergency leave, and family responsibility leave: How do statutory entitlements in different jurisdictions intersect with collective agreement rights?
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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 an access code to join the call. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register now. |
