Course Description

Admin Peel Paramedics

Peel Paramedic Union provides training in employment and labour relations matters to our members and to members of allied agencies. Training programs are created and delivered by the LEC. 

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Welcome
  • 2

    Labour Law in the Canadian Context

    • Labour Law in Canada

    • Ontario Labour Relations Act

    • LRA Minimum Standards
  • 3

    Freedom of Association

    • Freedom of Association: In this Section

    • Intro to Freedom of Association

    • Impact of the Courts

    • The Labour Trilogy

    • ILO and Core Conventions

    • Freedom of Association.pdf
  • 4

    Grievances and Grievance Handling

    • Intro to Grievances and the Grievance Procedure

    • The Grievance

    • How to Assess a Complaint; Is it a Grievance?
  • 5

    Legal Principles

    • Legal Principles - outline draft

    • Legal Principles.pdf

    • Structure of the Law

    • Courts & Precedent

    • Canlii How to

    • How to use CanLii

  • 6

    Duties and Responsibilities of Stewards

    • Stewards as Legal Representatives

    • Obey Now Grieve Later
  • 7

    Human Rights Code

    • Intro to Human Rights

    • Ontario Human Rights Code

    • Duty to Accomodate
  • 8

    Employment Standards Act

    • ESA Part of Every Collective Agreement

    • Ambulance Regulations for Terms and Conditions of Work

    • ESA Reviewed
  • 9

    Occupational Health and Safety

    • Right to Refuse Unsafe Work

    • Workplace Violence and Harassment

    • Paramedic Obligations Under OHSA

    • Who's the Boss?
  • 10

    Collective Bargaining

    • Intro to Collective Bargaining

    • Understanding Collective Bargaining

    • Roles of the Steward in the Bargaining Cycle

    • A Collective Bargaining Simulation

    • Final Offer