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Featured No new evidence: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario rejects bid by former Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke to reconsider ruling 14 March 2024 The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has rejected a request to reconsider a previous ruling [Read More]
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Featured Warehouse worker, fired after accident involving machine he wasn’t trained or authorized to operate, not entitled to EI benefits: Tribunal 12 March 2024 A warehouse worker who operated a reach machine, without proper authorization or training, and was [Read More]
Opinion/Commentary ‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace 18 March 2024 By Dr Rachael Potter, University of South Australia Pregnant women and workers with children are [Read More]
Opinion/Commentary What the Boeing whistleblower’s death reveals about exposing corporate wrongdoing in North America 17 March 2024 By Thomas Stuart, University of Victoria and Douglas A. Stuart, University of Victoria A former [Read More]
Opinion/Commentary Bereavement policies need to be updated to better support employees affected by MAID 14 March 2024 By Katherine Breward, University of Winnipeg Imagine your elderly parent has just made the decision [Read More]
Alberta court orders Industrial Alliance to disclose records related to workplace investigation in wrongful dismissal case
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal restores arbitrator’s ruling in contentious fight between UFCW, Sproule Lumber
OLRB rules against Stelco, citing inadequate ‘closure letter’ after workplace harassment complaint and investigation
Arbitrator upholds firing of B.C. professor who filed knowingly false allegations of sexual harassment against colleague
Fanshawe College’s decision to place unvaccinated remote professor on unpaid leave unreasonable: Arbitrator
‘Religious beliefs’ different than ‘strongly held personal beliefs’: Tribunal rejects appeal from unvaccinated CNRL worker
Three former workers at TJ Construction Management awarded more than $320,000 for harassment, discrimination by CEO
No new evidence: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario rejects bid by former Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke to reconsider ruling
New reports from Thomson Reuters, CBA unveil challenges and optimism in Canadian legal sector – AI adoption and mental health highlighted
Shoppers Drug Mart facing class-action lawsuit over alleged misclassification of employees as independent contractors
Manitoba’s proposed changes on replacement workers, card check certification applauded by Canadian Labour Congress
Debunking the myth: Short-term workers can be entitled to long-term severance, says Rudner 29 January 2024