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  • 21 May 2025

    Tight workspace at Subway – not sexual harassment – caused...

  • 21 May 2025

    CN Rail ordered to pay nearly $35,000 in two separate...

  • 21 May 2025

    Human rights complaint against Red Lobster, filed by ex-boyfriend without...

  • 20 May 2025

    Ontario Court of Appeal upholds employment contract limiting termination pay...

Brewery owner found responsible for brewmaster’s fatal fall following after-hours drinking

by HR Law Canada 21 May 2025
  • Court blasts employer’s ‘hard line’ approach, awards maximum costs...

    20 May 2025
  • Starbucks manager, fired for remark to non-binary staffer, awarded...

    16 May 2025
  • Firing of Brandt Tractor salesperson after customer complaint unjustified:...

    16 May 2025
  • Arbitrator dismisses discrimination claim from incompetent Bobcat operator at...

    15 May 2025

Two NRC employees win vaccine religious accommodation claims, three denied

15 May 2025

WestJet accountant who refused to comply with COVID-19 vaccine policy was wrongfully dismissed:...

14 May 2025

Saskatchewan updates employment act with new worker protections

14 May 2025

CIBC Wood Gundy wins enforcement of settlement in whistleblower dispute with former advisor

13 May 2025

Alberta tribunal dismisses former Amazon worker’s appeal in termination case involving safety concerns

13 May 2025

Court affirms arbitration award on bumping rights in SaskTel dispute with Unifor

12 May 2025

Federal Court strikes RCMP class action over alleged privacy breach

12 May 2025

Dog kennel worker awarded $5K after tribunal rules group chat venting was not...

12 May 2025

ONA can’t keep mistaken wage increase after Ontario’s Bill 124 struck down: Arbitrator

12 May 2025

Hospital’s failure to provide written reasons for probation termination breached agreement, but decision...

8 May 2025

Spotlight Stories

  • Costs of playing hardball: Is terminating an employee worth $150,000?

  • Festive fun without the legal fallout: Tips for workplace holiday parties

  • What are the standards that employers are responsible for when it comes to harassment?

Sexual Harassment & Human Rights

Human rights complaint against Red Lobster, filed by ex-boyfriend without alleged victim’s consent, tossed by tribunal

21 May 2025

BC tribunal partially upholds sexual assault complaint against immigrant services agency

29 April 2025
BC Hydro’s bid to delay human rights complaint tied to sexual harassment allegations...
8 April 2025
No special delivery: Tribunal limits damages in sexual harassment case against UPS, supervisor
4 April 2025
Sexual harassment claim costs CEO $16,500 after assistant resigns five days into new...
26 March 2025
Human rights application dismissed for delay, insufficient evidence of discrimination
26 March 2025
Human rights complaint, deferred for criminal proceeding, dismissed after applicant missed deadline to reactivate it
18 March 2025
Discrimination complaint against IBEW in sexual harassment case from former traffic controller dismissed
17 March 2025
Landlord ordered to disclose repair person’s identity in sexual harassment case
12 March 2025

Workplace News | In Partnership with HR News Canada

Saskatchewan updates employment act with new worker protections

by HR News Canada 14 May 2025

Saskatchewan’s government passed amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act that will add protections for workers while supporting business growth, including limits on when employers can …

by HR News Canada

Oilfield companies fined $550,000 after fatal explosion kills two workers near Slave Lake, Alta.

9 May 2025
by HR News Canada

Vaughan, Ont., carpentry company fined $140,000 after fatal workplace fall

5 May 2025
by HR Law Canada

Northern Ontario construction firm fined $50,000 worker injured at quarry site

2 May 2025
by HR News Canada

Court approves Phoenix pay settlement for casual federal workers

29 April 2025
by HR Law Canada

People on the Move

Linda Zarzeczny appointed as vice chairperson to Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board

Jody Brennan named executive head of new EI appeals board

Harris law firm adds David Penner, Amanda Alberti as new partners
Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley joins Southern Butler Price, an employment-law focused firm

Opinion

Why the future of workplace mental health support may be self-guided online tools
21 May 2025
The new Carney government must tackle Canada’s outdated system of intergovernmental relations
21 May 2025
HR can’t do it all — so why do we keep asking them to?
12 May 2025
Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform
9 May 2025
When the digital door slams shut: The evolving standard of decent terminations
7 May 2025
This New Zealand law aims to give people with criminal convictions a ‘clean slate’. It’s not working
2 May 2025
Could you accidentally sign a contract by texting an emoji? Here’s what the law in Australia says
23 April 2025

Labour Relations & Arbitration

CN Rail ordered to pay nearly $35,000 in two separate harassment cases

21 May 2025

Arbitrator dismisses discrimination claim from incompetent Bobcat operator at subway project

15 May 2025

Two NRC employees win vaccine religious accommodation claims, three denied

15 May 2025

Court affirms arbitration award on bumping rights in SaskTel dispute with Unifor

12 May 2025

ONA can’t keep mistaken wage increase after Ontario’s Bill 124 struck down: Arbitrator

12 May 2025

Hospital’s failure to provide written reasons for probation termination breached agreement, but decision stands

8 May 2025

Just Cause

  • 10 April 2025

    Arbitrator upholds discharge of millwright who breached last chance agreement at Maple Leaf Foods

  • 31 March 2025

    Uniqlo justified in firing store manager for dishonesty, tribunal rules

  • 19 March 2025

    Termination upheld for safety violation after fire watch failure at JBS beef processing plant

  • 10 March 2025

    Firing of two Manitoba pilots over refusal to comply with COVID vaccine policy upheld by arbitrator

  • 10 March 2025

    Board upholds firing of Sobeys night-shift shelf stocker who made inappropriate comment during icebreaker

  • 10 March 2025

    Britco Pork justified in firing worker over his inappropriate behaviour at company barbecue

Wrongful Dismissal

Court blasts employer’s ‘hard line’ approach, awards maximum costs available in wrongful dismissal case

20 May 2025

Starbucks manager, fired for remark to non-binary staffer, awarded $50K for wrongful dismissal

16 May 2025

Firing of Brandt Tractor salesperson after customer complaint unjustified: Court

16 May 2025
WestJet accountant who refused to comply with COVID-19 vaccine policy was wrongfully dismissed: Alberta court
Dog kennel worker awarded $5K after tribunal rules group chat venting was not resignation
Former Salesforce employee awarded eight months’ notice after court rules termination clause invalid
Continuous employment protection overrides sale agreement between pub owners for prep cook
B.C. court corrects wrongful dismissal award to remove post-notice period mitigation earnings
WSIAT gives green light to civil claim seeking mental distress damages for manner of termination
Restaurant owner ordered to pay chef’s $150K wrongful dismissal award after she failed to make payments
Canadian employers face difficult workforce decisions amid on-again, off-again tariff war

Trending Stories

  • Top 10 legal errors employers make – and how to avoid the costly consequences

  • New return-to-work obligations for both employers and employees in British Columbia

  • Do your workers have ‘side hustles?’ Here’s how employers can (and should) respond

  • What are the standards that employers are responsible for when it comes to harassment?

  • After the fact: Alleging cause post-termination is fair game, but tread carefully

  • Review employment contracts regularly or risk incurring extra costs

  • Can Canadian employers require staff to cross the U.S. border for work?

  • Navigating employee vacation and religious accommodation during the holidays

  • Disciplining for off-duty conduct: A balancing act for employers

  • Employers weigh legal options to reduce headcount as U.S. tariffs threaten Canadian jobs

Workplace Violence

LCBO worker’s reprisal complaint put on hold by OLRB as arbitration...
Heated behaviour, not retaliation for safety complaints, was reason for Alberta...

Alberta driver’s firing over racist remarks, violent threats upheld by arbitrator

Half of Gen Z retail workers would report workplace violence only if they could remain anonymous: Survey

No suspension for union rep who angrily confronted HR after termination meeting: Court
Labour board sides with Dalhousie University in appeal over OHS compliance orders

Small Claims

Dog kennel worker awarded $5K after tribunal rules group chat venting was not resignation

B.C. restaurant worker, suspended without pay for gossiping, was constructively dismissed

by HR Law Canada

Worker in Whistler, B.C., was employed by contractor, not its client: Tribunal

by HR Law Canada

HR consultant’s claim over disputed contract with First Nation tossed by small claims court

by HR Law Canada

Cook in Victoria awarded damages after being fired for bringing dog into kitchen

by HR Law Canada

Pro Line Sports staffer, fired for opening confidential payroll package, awarded more than $5,000

by HR Law Canada

Accommodation

  • Discrimination claim against Sunnybrook Research Institute tossed, tribunal cites lack of co-operation in accommodation

  • Receptionist who returned from parental leave to increased hours, offered different role awarded nearly $45,000

  • Correctional Service Canada discriminated against Edmonton jail worker with disability: Tribunal

  • Shared Health’s accommodation efforts for pregnant paramedic found reasonable, grievance dismissed

  • Clothing distributor discriminated against employee returning from parental leave: Tribunal

Mental Health

Why the future of workplace mental health support may be self-guided online tools

by The Conversation 21 May 2025
  • Firefighter awarded workers’ comp for PTSD, depression and Crohn’s disease aggravation

  • Witness to workplace sexual assault awarded WSIB benefits for PTSD

  • Retail worker whose harassment triggered memories of earlier assault awarded workers’ comp in Ontario

  • WSIAT gives green light to civil claim seeking mental distress damages for manner of termination

  • Worker, subjected to heated exchange in kitchen, denied benefits for psychological injury

Professional Misconduct

Ontario lawyer ordered to pay $140,000 in costs after failed attempt to overturn agreed statement of facts

  • Ontario lawyer’s licence revoked after years of misleading clients

    15 April 2025
  • Law Society revokes Windsor, Ont., paralegal’s licence over sexual relationship with student

    4 April 2025
  • Regina lawyer suspended two months for courtroom sexual harassment of court worker

    17 March 2025
  • Ontario lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct for sexual harassment via WhatsApp

    25 February 2025
  • LSO Tribunal rules against admitting additional documents in professional misconduct case

    18 February 2025
  • Discipline committee calls pharmacist’s sexual abuse of co-worker, who was also a patient, ‘reprehensible’ conduct

    20 January 2025

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