The 31st Annual BC Labour Law Review (conference video)
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ORDER THE VIDEO/BINDER PACKAGE and stay on top of the year’s most important new developments in labour law for unions and unionized employers in BC.
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TOPICS COVERED:
Session 1: BC Labour Law Update
Craig Bavis and Maggie Campbell (morning of March 4)
A review of new BC labour arbitration awards, human rights decisions and BC Labour Board cases and their impact on BC unions and employers.
Session 2: Three Labour Law Topics
Brandon Quinn and Jessica Thomson (afternoon of March 4)
Do I have the right to work from home?
From your collective agreement to the duty to accommodate, a look at the rights of employees to work from home in the post-COVID era.
Beyond workers' compensation: When you may be able to grieve following a work-related injury
Under what circumstances can an employee file a grievance after a work-related injury that is beyond the scope of workers' compensation and within an arbitrator's jurisdiction?
When seniority rights collide with the duty to accommodate
How to strike a balance between the rights of an accommodated employee and the seniority rights of co-workers in the context of vacancies, bumping, layoff, and displacement of incumbents.
Session 3: Accommodation Update
Sara Hanson and Donovan Plomp (morning of March 5)
A review of important new accommodation cases from across Canada that offer valuable takeaways for unions and employers handling accommodation cases
Session 4: Ask a Labour Lawyer
Jitesh Mistry (Chair), Jeremy Bryant and Stephanie Vellins (afternoon of March 5)
Union and management counsel answer your questions on labour law issues.
Total viewing time: 10 hours 22 min
Includes Virtual Binder with 152 pages of indepth coverage of all topics
PRESENTERS
Craig Bavis – Union Counsel, Victory Square Law Office
Jeremy Bryant – Union Counsel, Banister & Company
Maggie Campbell – Employer Counsel, Roper Greyell
Sara Hanson– Union Counsel, Moore Edgar Lyster
Jitesh Mistry – Labour Arbitrator and Mediator
Donovan Plomp – Employer Counsel, McCarthy Tetrault
Brandon Quinn – Union Counsel, Hastings Labour Law Office
Jessica Thomson – Employer Counsel, Crawford Munroe Thomson
Stephanie Vellins – Employer Counsel, Harris & Company
RATES for video/binder package
Registration for the video/binder package includes the 152-page conference binder (in PDF format) and a video of all conference proceedings (10 hours 22 minutes) with 30-day password access.
Individual: $795 (plus $39.75 GST = $834.75)
Group (3+ each): $745 (plus $37.25 GST = $782.25)
Super Group (7+ each): $695 (plus $34.75 GST = $729.75)
Mega Group (15+ each): $645 (plus $32.25 = $677.25
TO QUALIFY FOR GROUP RATES, individuals must be from the same organization, or union local, AND register together at the same time. Individuals registering separately will not qualify for group rates.
PAYMENT TERMS: Payment must be received before you receive access to the video and binder.

