Ontario Labour Relations Act: Quick Reference, 2008 Edition

Description:

• Updated section on the Ontario Labour Relations Board’s jurisdiction to address when the OLRB can hear an application on a matter which was the subject of a previous ruling of another administrative tribunal.
• Outline of situation where a private bargaining arrangement may be parallel collective agreement law while remaining outside traditional labour law jurisdiction.
• Further examples of improper communication from the employer to its employees during an organizing campaign.
• Explanation of the extent to which a union can persuade employees durin an organizing campaign.
• Examination of employees’ new-found right to colletive bargaining under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• Updates to the timing of the statutory freeze that occurs during collective bargaining.
• Further updates as a result of Bill 144.
• Updates to the Board’s discretion to forgive an untimely response to a certification application in the construction industry.