Celine Girouard to Represent Canada at the World Dodgeball Championships

Celine Girouard, a Paralegal at RavenLaw, will be playing for Team Canada at the World Dodgeball championships. Celine and the rest of Team Canada will be travelling to Melbourne this summer for the competition. Congratulations Celine and best of luck to Team Canada!   Read More

RavenLaw Proud to Support Event on the PSAC Struggle for Pay Equity

RavenLaw is proud to sponsor an event on the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s struggle for pay equity, co-hosted by PSAC, the Workers’ History Museum, and the University of Ottawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre. The event will take place on December 10, 2015 at the University of Ottawa Alumni Hall, beginning at 5:30 pm for the English event and 7:30 pm for the French event. The event will... Read More

Employees with mental health concerns need to be accommodated

In a recent decision, an adjudicator of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board found that the Parole Board of Canada failed to accommodate an employee’s disability, contrary to the Canadian Human Rights Act.  This decision provides important confirmation that employees with mental health concerns must be accommodated by their employers up to the point of undue hardship. Background A grievance was filed by Line Emond, a statistics and... Read More

Liberal Government has long list of campaign promises to keep

With Parliament officially re-opened following the federal election, everyone is watching to see whether the many campaign promises made by the incoming Government will be kept. One area that was the subject of more than its share of pledges was labour legislation. After nearly a decade in power, the Conservatives left behind a raft of anti-union laws that the incoming Liberals have vowed to clean up. Based on open letters... Read More

A Win for Employees with Disabilities

In a decision rendered on January 25, 2016, adjudicator Linda Gobeil of the Public Service Labour Relations Board concluded that the Parole Board of Canada failed to accommodate a grievor suffering from “emotional stress” in a manner consistent with the requirements of Canadian Human Rights Act. The adjudicator found that the emotional stress suffered by the employee as a result of her proximity to a particular co-worker amounted to a... Read More

Holiday Hours

Our office hours during the holidays are as follows: December 24 – closed at noon December 25-28 - closed December 29-30 – opened December 31 – closed at noon January 1 - closed  Thank you and Happy Holidays. Read More

International Women’s Day – Advancing Women’s and Workers’ Rights Then and Now

March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day that marks the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Not just a celebration, International Women’s Day is a call to action for all the work that remains to be done. At a time when recent reports reveal that Canadian women earn only 72% of men’s wages for similar work, it is important to reflect on the labour roots of International... Read More

Remedy of Binding Arbitration Affirmed for Employer Breach of Duty to Bargain in Good Faith

The Federal Court of Appeal recently upheld the Canada Industrial Relations Board’s decision to order binding resolution of a disputed issue in first contract negotiations between the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nations Council (the employer) as a remedy for the employer’s breach of the duty to bargain in good faith. Paragraph 50(a) of the Canada Labour Code requires the parties to negotiate in... Read More

Office closure

Please note that our office will be closed on Friday, March 25, 2016 and Monday, March 28, 2016 in recognition of the Easter holiday. Read More

David Yazbeck Contributes to Development of Whistleblowing Guideline

As a member of a CSA Group Working Group, David Yazbeck contributed to the development of the Whistleblowing Guideline, which will be available for purchase on the CSA Group website on January 12, 2016. The Guideline sets out best practices for whistleblowing arrangements within an organization. This is aimed at the public and private sectors, as well as NGOs and voluntary organizations. David Yazbeck is one of the leading practitioners... Read More