Problem: Employment and Labour Law
Read the questions below and write your responses in a word document and upload it into the LEARN Dropbox under 'Midterm.'
A. Clearly describe the common characteristics among Canadian labour relations laws? Specifically, what do the Canada Labour Code and III have in common with the Labour Relations Act in Manitoba and the Manitoba Employment Standards Code? Point form is fine.
B. You learned about Collective Agreements. Review any two of the following collective agreements and identify two similarities and two differences between the negotiated rights as specified in the articles in the two collective agreements you've chosen.
Some examples of differences or similarities could be: employees accumulate more sick leave each year in one agreement compared to another; one agreement is in place for three years and the other is in place for a longer period of time; overtime is calculated differently between the two agreements; or the grievance process differs between two agreements in some specific way.
Collective Agreements:
Beacon Hill Lodge - Local 80
Winnipeg Art Gallery - Local 150
Winnipeg Teachers' Association
Rob McGillivary Memorial Care Home
C. You read in week one of this course that common law is the accumulation of judicial precedents that do not derive from specific pieces of legislation. You've also recently learned about grievances and the adjudication procedure.
Review the case provided about the Winnipeg School Division and Ms. Christine Dwyer and respond to the questions that follow:
a) What was the main issue in the case?
b) What articles in collective agreement were relevant to the case
c) What was the arbitrator's decision regarding the grievance?
d) If you worked in human resources for a company, describe all of the advice would you provide employers to avoid a similar matter/situation?