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Workshops and conferences

December 9th, 2019

Series of Workshops on Construction Law 2019 | Getting a Clear Picture of Claims Concerning Delay Costs and Impact

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Workshops and conferences

December 9th, 2019

Autorité des marchés publics Québec: First Rulings and Most Recent Developments Relating to Case-Law

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Publications

December 4th, 2019

Personnel placement agencies and temporary foreign worker recruitment agencies: a new regulation changes the game, be prepared

On November 27, 2019, the Government of Quebec published the new Regulation respecting personnel placement agencies and temporary foreign worker recruitment agencies (the “Regulation”), which shall come into force on January 1, 2020. As mentioned in a previous article dated April 17, 2019, and entitled Draft Regulation Respecting Personnel Placement Agencies: Consultations Underway on Likely […]

Publications

November 25th, 2019

Understanding the criteria for admissibility of a surveillance operation as evidence

Last October 3, the Court of Appeal of Québec issued an important decision in the CSSS Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Workers’ Union1 case, concerning the admissibility as evidence of a videotape obtained as part of a surveillance operation. In this case, the Court of Appeal nullified an arbitration award that had previously refused to admit into evidence a videotape […]

Publications

November 15th, 2019

Office holiday parties without a hitch: suggestions to celebrate in a responsible manner

The first snowfalls of November have announced the return of a special season for local businesses: the holidays. The same questions come up every year: employers are wondering how to offer a memorable evening to their employees while avoiding excesses and inappropriate behaviour. Here are some suggestions to consider for minimizing the possibility of incidents […]

Publications

November 13th, 2019

Good to know – pay equity obligations for employers

Quebec employers should know that significant changes to the Regulation respecting the report on pay equity (RPE) came into effect on October 24, 2019. Rather than requiring a RPE to be completed annually, the Regulation now requires employers in good standing to produce a RPE at the following interval: Annually, until they declare that they […]