*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Palmer & Snyder Collective Agreement Arbitration in Canada 7th Edition Volume 2 by Ronald M. Snyder 9780433538363 [ZZ]

Substantive Workplace Issues. Hardcover, Lexis

Find out what the law and current policy is on labour and collective agreement issues, and the leading cases that support it. This seminal treatise serves as a guide to inform policies and procedures set by HR. Volume 2 provides extensive coverage of substantive workplace issues.

Previous editions cited by all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada

Palmer & Snyder: Collective Agreement Arbitration in Canada by Ronald M. Snyder has been the authoritative reference guide for a generation of labour lawyers, human resource professionals, unions and arbitrators looking to find out – quickly and conveniently – what is the law on a specific labour law issue, and the leading cases that support it.

Hailed as both “important” and a “leading text” to address workplace issues in the unionized context, this 7th Edition continues to provide unparalleled analysis on all major collective agreement concerns.

Volume 2 includes a thorough review of the spectrum of common substantive issues that arise within a unionized workplace, including discipline and dismissals, insubordination, pay issues, scheduling of work and overtime, classifications and postings, seniority, contracting out, management rights, validity of rules and policies, human rights, personal harassment, industrial offences, absences from work, privacy matters, effect of criminal prosecutions, bargaining unit concerns, impact of collective agreements on union officials’ duties and more.

Features of This Book

• Nationally recognized as one of the most quoted authorities in arbitral decisions
• Frequently referred to, and cited by, labour lawyers, union personnel, human resources managers, arbitrators, and the courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada
• Provides up-to-date analysis of current issues in labour arbitration
• Delivers extensive cross-Canada coverage of federal and provincial labour legislation, as well as arbitral, human rights and court decisions

What’s New In This Edition

• New two-volume treatise format:
  • Volume 1 addresses interpretative, procedural and evidentiary concerns of arbitration law
  • Volume 2 addresses the substantive issues that arise within a unionized workplace
• Preparation of this two-volume treatise involved the canvassing of more than three-thousand arbitration, human rights and court decisions rendered since the previous edition published 7 years ago
• Special Foreword written by The Honourable Marshall Rothstein (Supreme Court of Canada, 2006-2015)

Who Should Read This 2-Volume Book

• Labour lawyers (union and management) – provides in-depth analysis on all major labour law and collective agreement issues
• In-house counsel (for companies with unionized workplaces) – find out what is the law and current policy on labour and collective agreement issues
• Arbitrators and judges – highlights all leading cases that support specific labour law and collective agreement principles
• Union representatives and HR managers – provides guidance how to handle workplace issues, examines the viability of workplace policies and details all aspects of the grievance and arbitration process
• Students and researchers – up to date coverage and analysis of collective agreement issues and principles, labour arbitration and court decisions