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How New Zealand’s New Sectoral Collective Bargaining Model Would Work in Canada
Written by David Doorey, York University New Zealand’s government is in the news for more than its stellar management of COVID. This week, the government announced its intention to move …
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What Does Uber’s Decision to Treat Drivers as ‘Workers’ in UK Mean for Canada?
Written by David Doorey, York University Yesterday Uber announced to great fanfare that it intended to abide by a recent ruling of the UK Supreme Court finding that its drivers …
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Kovintharajah v. Paragon Linen & Laundry: When Failure to Accommodate Child Care Needs is “Family Status” Discrimination
Written by Richa Sandill, Staff Lawyer, Scarborough Community Legal Services In its recent decision of  Kovintharajah v. Paragon Linen & Laundry Services Inc., 2021 HRTO 98, the Human Rights Tribunal …
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The Striking Absence of Freedom of Association in Landlord and Tenant Law
Written by David Doorey, York University Tenants have formed and joined Tenants’ Associations hoping to bargain collectively with landlords about repayment of rent arrears to avoid evictions during COVID. The …
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Real Pleadings: Has Uber Created a New Service to Avoid Unionization?
Thanks for labour lawyers Brendan McCutchen and Michael Wright of the law firm Wright Henry in Toronto for providing the pleadings in an interesting new unfair labour practice complaint filed …