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Managing Medical Absences/ Recent Cases and Trendy Topics

September 20th 2016, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm The Legends Restaurant at the Coliseum, Entrance C
Chapter:	Moncton
Language:	English

Cost:

Members - $50.00
Non Members - $75.00
(CDN, HST included)

Presenters:
Dominique Fontaine & Lucie LaBoissonnière, McInnes Cooper
Dominique Fontaine & Lucie LaBoissonnière, McInnes Cooper
Description:
Join us for our annual legal update with Lucie LaBoissonnière and Dominique Fontaine from McInnes Cooper. By popular demand based on membership feedback, Lucie and Dominique will begin the half-day session by giving tips and advice on managing medical absences. The second half of the session will be dedicated to a discussion on recent cases of interest and trending topics. While every employer has to manage medical absences, this task is never easy. The rights and obligations of employers and employees must be balanced: employers have a right to require regular attendance and punctuality, while employees benefit from a wide range of rights under human rights legislation, employment standards legislation and the common law. When does innocent absenteeism lead to a frustration of the employment contract? When can an employer ask for medical justification for an employee’s absences? Does the employer have a responsibility to continue to pay and provide benefits when an employee is on medical leave of absence? The first half of the session will focus on managing medical absences. The second half of the session will be an overview of recent cases of interest and trending topics. A recent New Brunswick case suggests that many employers are not properly training and re-training their employees on workplace policies. A simple employee sign-off on a policy may be insufficient to convince a court or an arbitrator that the employee understood a policy and the consequences of its breach. This session will offer several tips on how to ensure your employees are aware of the workplace policies – and how to prove it. On July 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that the “Unjust Dismissal” sections of the Canada Labour Code protects non-unionized federal employees from termination of their employment without cause. Non-unionized employees working in federally-regulated businesses now enjoy the same “just cause” protection that most unionized employees have in their collective agreements. The decision means that, federally-regulated employers must meet the higher bar of just cause for dismissal before they can terminate an employee’s employment. The impact of this decision will be discussed at the session. Finally, in the last year, there has been many discussions on the rights of transgender employees. These employees face many challenges in the workplace, not the least of which are vulnerability to and fear of discrimination. The session will discuss several ways in which an employer can support these employees.
Special Notes:
This session would be of interest to human resources professionals, organizational leaders, consultants and students. Please note that an additional fee of $10.00 will be charged in the following circumstances: o Registrations received after the registration deadline o Individuals who attend the event without registering. o Individuals who register who are unable to attend however don’t cancel before the registration deadline. Please note that individuals who register but are unable to attend must cancel before the registration deadline in order to receive a refund.