Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
A journeyman electrician employed by Hydro One Inc. was properly dismissed because, during an altercation, he pushed another employee causing […]
An employee who drove a loaded forklift in the forward direction with his view obstructed was properly issued a five-day […]
A mining employee who consumed alcohol and uttered threats on a picket line was not properly dismissed, as his threats […]
An Ontario arbitrator has held, in dismissing a union grievance, that it would be illegal for an employer to delegate […]
A British Columbia arbitrator has held that an employer violated its collective agreement by banning the wearing of “Toning Footwear” […]
The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision that a collective agreement provision requiring the employer – two Ontario […]
A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board decision suggests that employers’ appeals of Ministry of Labour compliance orders should not proceed […]
Employers faced with costly Ministry of Labour compliance orders, that have not been issued to competitors, are often concerned that the […]
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Justice indicates that courts are clamping down on drivers accused of using […]
Employers sometimes struggle to understand the scope of training required by occupational health and safety legislation. The CSA Group is […]
In a decision which suggests that fire departments faced with emergencies ought not to be judged too severely with hindsight […]
An Ontario Private Member’s Bill, introduced on September 20, 2012, seeks to protect gas station attendant’s safety and their income. […]
