The 2016 Accommodation Law Conference (Vancouver)
THE 2016 ACCOMMODATION LAW CONFERENCE (VANCOUVER)
New legal breakthroughs in the duty to accommodate and their impact on union and employer representatives in Canada
Vancouver
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
May 4 & 5, 2016
Attend this state-of-the-law conference and stay on top of the latest legal breakthroughs in the duty to accommodate and their impact on unionized workplaces in Canada.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
MORNING SESSION - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Chuck Harrison and Shona Moore
The Year's Top Accommodation Cases
A review of important new accommodation cases in Canada and their impact on BC unions and employers.
AFTERNOON SESSION - 1:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Jonathan Chapnick and Meghan McCreary
Family Status Update
The law on accommodating family status continues to develop rapidly as arbitrators and human rights tribunals hear -- often for the first time -- family circumstances seeking accommodation.
Management Rights vs. the Duty to Accommodate
How the exercise of management rights -- including discipline, staffing, assignment and allocation of work -- must be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the duty to accommodate.
When Competing Human Rights Collide
What recent cases are saying about balancing employees' human rights when their individual accommodations come into conflict or when employers are forced to juggle multiple accommodations at once.
Accommodating Mental Disabilities: Common Mistakes to Avoid
From depression to anxiety to stress and more, a list of common mistakes to avoid when handling mental disabilities, with examples from recent cases.
THURSDAY, MAY 5
MORNING SESSION - 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Gary Bainbridge and Kevin Wilson
Accommodating Gender Identity and Transsexuality
New and emerging workplace issues surrounding gender identity and transsexuality -- including washrooms, change rooms and uniforms -- in the context of the duty to accommodate.
Accommodating Chronic Disabilities
Strategies for accommodating long-term and often misunderstood disabilities such as chronic pain, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, migraine headaches and more.
Accommodating the Older Employee
How to accommodate natural changes in an older employee's cognitive and physical abilities and deal with human rights issues that arise with respect to retirement incentives, mandatory-retirement policies and hiring back retired employees.
The Top Ten Tips for Accommodating Addictions
Tips for dealing with complex cases of employee addictions to drugs and alcohol, gambling and pornography.
AFTERNOON SESSION - 1:15 to 3:00 p.m.
Jessica Gregory (Chair), Lindsay Lyster and Craig Munroe
Accommodation Allowed...or Denied?
A labour arbitrator offers instant rulings on accommodation grievances presented by union and management counsel based on real cases.
PRESENTERS
Gary Bainbridge
Union Counsel
Bainbridge Jodouin Cheecham
Saskatoon
Jonathan Chapnick
Union Counsel
Hospital Employees' Union
Vancouver
Jesssica Gregory
Arbitrator and Mediator
Vancouver
Chuck Harrison
Employer Counsel
Fasken Martineau
Vancouver
Lindsay Lyster
Union Counsel
Moore Edgar Lyster
Vancouver
Meghan McCreary
Employer Counsel
MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman
Vancouver and Regina
Shona Moore, Q.C.
Union Counsel
Moore Edgar Lyster
Vancouver
Craig Munroe
Employer Counsel
Gall Legge Grant & Munroe
Vancouver
Kevin Wilson, Q.C.
Employer Counsel
MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman
Saskatoon
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Special guestroom rates starting at $209 (standard, single/double plus taxes) have been arranged for registrants at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 West Georgia Street, in downtown Vancouver.
Phone hotel reservation directly at (604) 684-3131 and ask for the group rate for "The Accommodation Law Conference." Reserve early as availability is limited.
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is a unionized hotel.
Tuition
Includes two-day program, conference binder, Certificate of Attendance, continental breakfast and refreshments. Accommodations and other meals are not included.
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)
To qualify for group rates, registrants must be from the same organization, or union local, and register together.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be in writing and received by April 27 in order to qualify for a full refund less a $50 administration fee. Non-compliance will result in liability for the entire tuition.
Substitutions may be made at any time.
New legal breakthroughs in the duty to accommodate and their impact on union and employer representatives in Canada
Vancouver
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
May 4 & 5, 2016
Attend this state-of-the-law conference and stay on top of the latest legal breakthroughs in the duty to accommodate and their impact on unionized workplaces in Canada.
CHRP: This conference has been accredited by the Human Resource Management Association for 11 CHRP points.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
MORNING SESSION - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Chuck Harrison and Shona Moore
The Year's Top Accommodation Cases
A review of important new accommodation cases in Canada and their impact on BC unions and employers.
AFTERNOON SESSION - 1:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Jonathan Chapnick and Meghan McCreary
Family Status Update
The law on accommodating family status continues to develop rapidly as arbitrators and human rights tribunals hear -- often for the first time -- family circumstances seeking accommodation.
Management Rights vs. the Duty to Accommodate
How the exercise of management rights -- including discipline, staffing, assignment and allocation of work -- must be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the duty to accommodate.
When Competing Human Rights Collide
What recent cases are saying about balancing employees' human rights when their individual accommodations come into conflict or when employers are forced to juggle multiple accommodations at once.
Accommodating Mental Disabilities: Common Mistakes to Avoid
From depression to anxiety to stress and more, a list of common mistakes to avoid when handling mental disabilities, with examples from recent cases.
THURSDAY, MAY 5
MORNING SESSION - 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Gary Bainbridge and Kevin Wilson
Accommodating Gender Identity and Transsexuality
New and emerging workplace issues surrounding gender identity and transsexuality -- including washrooms, change rooms and uniforms -- in the context of the duty to accommodate.
Accommodating Chronic Disabilities
Strategies for accommodating long-term and often misunderstood disabilities such as chronic pain, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders, migraine headaches and more.
Accommodating the Older Employee
How to accommodate natural changes in an older employee's cognitive and physical abilities and deal with human rights issues that arise with respect to retirement incentives, mandatory-retirement policies and hiring back retired employees.
The Top Ten Tips for Accommodating Addictions
Tips for dealing with complex cases of employee addictions to drugs and alcohol, gambling and pornography.
AFTERNOON SESSION - 1:15 to 3:00 p.m.
Jessica Gregory (Chair), Lindsay Lyster and Craig Munroe
Accommodation Allowed...or Denied?
A labour arbitrator offers instant rulings on accommodation grievances presented by union and management counsel based on real cases.
PRESENTERS
Gary Bainbridge
Union Counsel
Bainbridge Jodouin Cheecham
Saskatoon
Jonathan Chapnick
Union Counsel
Hospital Employees' Union
Vancouver
Jesssica Gregory
Arbitrator and Mediator
Vancouver
Chuck Harrison
Employer Counsel
Fasken Martineau
Vancouver
Lindsay Lyster
Union Counsel
Moore Edgar Lyster
Vancouver
Meghan McCreary
Employer Counsel
MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman
Vancouver and Regina
Shona Moore, Q.C.
Union Counsel
Moore Edgar Lyster
Vancouver
Craig Munroe
Employer Counsel
Gall Legge Grant & Munroe
Vancouver
Kevin Wilson, Q.C.
Employer Counsel
MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman
Saskatoon
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Special guestroom rates starting at $209 (standard, single/double plus taxes) have been arranged for registrants at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 West Georgia Street, in downtown Vancouver.
Phone hotel reservation directly at (604) 684-3131 and ask for the group rate for "The Accommodation Law Conference." Reserve early as availability is limited.
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is a unionized hotel.
Tuition
Includes two-day program, conference binder, Certificate of Attendance, continental breakfast and refreshments. Accommodations and other meals are not included.
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)
To qualify for group rates, registrants must be from the same organization, or union local, and register together.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be in writing and received by April 27 in order to qualify for a full refund less a $50 administration fee. Non-compliance will result in liability for the entire tuition.
Members of the CBABC qualify for a 10% discount.
SUBSTITUTIONSSubstitutions may be made at any time.
Tip Of The Day
Unions should always reasonably cooperate in the accommodation process. In most cases, it is in the interests of the employee and the union to assemble and deliver supporting medical evidence in a timely fashion to the employer, so that the decisions on accommodation can be made in an expeditious manner which moves the process forward. Such timeliness also enables the union to devise the best strategic path forward to ensure that its member receives the best accommodation possible.
