Translation of "Sous-groupe de travail sur les outils de référence " (French → English) :

However, Member States may, by law or regulation, for objective or technical reasons, or reasons concerning the organisation of work, extend the reference period referred to above to twelve months, subject to compliance with the general principles relating to the protection of the safety and health of workers, and provided there is a consultation of the social partners concerned and every effort is made to encourage all relevant forms of social dialogue, including negotiation if the parties so wish.

However, Member States may, by law or regulation, for objective or technical reasons, or reasons concerning the organisation of work, extend the reference period referred to above to twelve months, subject to stringent checks and guarantees concerning the protection of the safety and health of workers, and provided there is a consultation of the social partners concerned and every effort is made to encourage all relevant forms of social dialogue, including negotiation if the parties so wish.

I am pleased with the types of methodologies that have been adopted by the Conference Board, which include an analysis and review of previously existing literature on the barriers faced by minorities; an analysis of the contributions made by visible minorities to the Canadian economy; focus groups with visible minority citizens and recent immigrants; case studies of exemplary national and international organizations whose policies and practices have successfully created inclusive, high-performing work environments; the development of a self-assessment guide for businesses to gauge their integration of visible minorities into the work ...[+++]place; and a scale to gauge how well those cultural requirements are understood and met within the company.

Subject to compliance with the general principles relating to the protection of the safety and health of workers, and provided that there is consultation of and negotiation between representatives of the employer and employees concerned, Member States may, for objective or technical reasons or reasons concerning the organisation of work, extend the reference period referred to in Article 16(2) to twelve months in respect of workers who mainly perform offshore work.

Subject to compliance with the general principles relating to the protection of the safety and health of workers, Member States may, for objective or technical reasons or reasons concerning the organisation of work, extend the reference period referred to in Article 16(2) to twelve months in respect of mobile workers and workers who mainly perform offshore work.

The Canada Labour Code is certainly not perfectly equipped to settle disputes under its jurisdiction.