THE 20th ANNUAL MANITOBA LABOUR LAW REVIEW (WINNIPEG)
The year's top labour law developments affecting Manitoba unions and employers.

Winnipeg
Hotel Fort Garry
October 28 & 29, 2014

Attend the 20th Annual Manitoba Labour Law Review and catch up on the year's top developments in labour law and their impact on unions and employers in Manitoba.

At this state-of-the-law conference, experienced union and management counsel will help you understand new developments in labour law and their impact on the unionized workplace.

ATTENTION LAWYERS: A total of 10.75 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit hours may be claimed from the Law Society of Manitoba for attending this conference.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

MORNING SESSION -- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
David Lewis and Grant Mitchell

Manitoba Labour Arbitration Update
The year's top labour arbitration awards from Manitoba and their impact on union and employer representatives.

Manitoba Labour Board Update
The year's top decisions of the Manitoba Labour Board and their impact on union and employer representatives.

AFTERNOON SESSION -- 1:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Keith LaBossiere and Mark Toews

Human Rights Remedies: From the Traditional to the Creative
A review of recent awards of arbitrators and human rights tribunals that contrast traditional remedies such as damages and reinstatement with remedies that are creative and non-traditional.  

The Blurring of Work vs. Personal Time: Am I Working or Not?
With increasing pressure on employees to be more productive in less time with fewer resources more employees are working from home or available off-hours, blurring work and personal time.  Issues of overtime eligibility, control of electronic devices and applicability of workplace insurance are addressed. 

A Fresh Look at Workplace Bullying: New Take-aways from Arbitrators
Bullying involving race, sexual orientation and violence are the subject of recent decisions by arbitrators who weigh in on when discipline is appropriate and when employer responses are either ineffective or go overboard. 

Discipline in the Age of Exploding Technology
Recent cases weigh in on how employers and unions need to adapt to emerging technologies that create more ways for employees to get into trouble and more ways for employees to get caught.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29
MORNING SESSION -- 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Shandra Czarnecki and Bill Sumerlus

Accommodation and Human Rights Update
A review of the year's top accommodation and other human rights cases from across Canada and their impact on union and employer representatives in Manitoba.

AFTERNOON SESSION -- 1:15 to 3:00 p.m.
David Simpson and Bill Sumerlus

Ask a Labour Lawyer!
Union and management counsel answer your questions on new developments in labour law.

PRESENTERS

Shandra Czarnecki
Employer Counsel
Aikins MacAulay & Thorvaldson
Winnipeg

Keith LaBossiere
Labour Law Counsel
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman
Winnipeg

David Lewis
Union Counsel
Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union
Winnipeg

Grant Mitchell, Q.C.
Employer Counsel
Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Winnipeg

David Simpson
Employer Counsel
Fillmore Riley
Winnipeg

Bill Sumerlus
Regional Director
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Winnipeg

Mark Toews
Deeley Fabbri Sellen Law Corporation
Union Counsel
Winnipeg

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
 A special guestroom rate of $149 (standard, single/double plus taxes) has been arranged for registrants at the Hotel Fort Garry, 222 Broadway, in downtown Winnipeg.

Phone hotel reservation directly at (204) 942-8251 and ask for the group rate for "The Manitoba Labour Law Review" (Group Code 10O2V0). Reserve early as availability is limited.

The Hotel Fort Garry 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)
Binder Only (each): $195 (plus $9.75 GST = $204.75)
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 October 21 in order to qualify for a full refund less a $50 administration fee. Non-compliance will result in liability for the entire tuition.

SUBSTITUTIONS
Substitutions may be made at any time.