Employees: Read the Fine Print
January 30, 2022 By Brian Babcock Courts often favour employees in disputes over the terms of employment contracts, as we have written many times before. This is typically justified on the basis of the inequality of bargaining power between employers and employees. One way that courts do this is by requiring employers to bring onerous […]
Jurisdiction and Human Rights: Looking Beyond the Headlines
January 30, 2022 By Brian Babcock Note: An Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has since ruled on this matter in the Ontario context. Please see “Jurisdiction and Human Rights: An Ontario Perspective” for an updated discussion. “Arbitrators have exclusive jurisdiction over human rights cases if there is a collective agreement” is the sort of headline that […]