An Ontario court has awarded a mining executive $50,000 in moral damages for the way his without cause termination was handled. William Gascon was hired as the general manager of …
Yearly Archives
2022
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Violence
Worker’s firing was because of health and safety complaint, not fights in the workplace: Court
An Ontario court has upheld damages awarded to a worker who got into multiple fights in his workplace and complained about unsafe working conditions. Michael Pereira worked for Cambridge Pallet …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Ontario’s right to disconnect law creates expectations, boundaries
Ontario’s “Right to Disconnect” legislation became effective on June 2, 2022. Employers are required to create a Right to Disconnect policy in workplaces with 25 or more employees working for …
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Arbitration/Labour Relations
University of Saskatchewan cleaner gets to keep job after stealing cleaning rags worth $5
The University of Saskatchewan has lost an appeal in the case of a worker it fired for stealing 10 cleaning rags worth about $5. The university fired Jerry Julimon, a …
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FeaturedSexual HarassmentWrongful Dismissal
B.C. court says wrongful dismissal case involving RBC manager should be tried in Hong Kong
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that a court in Hong Kong is a more appropriate venue for a wrongful dismissal case against the Royal Bank of Canada. …
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AccommodationConstructive DismissalFeatured
Loblaw justified in suspending worker without pay who refused to wear mask during pandemic
Grocery giant Loblaw acted reasonably when it suspended a worker in Calgary without pay for refusing to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, an Alberta court has ruled. Nor …
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Brian Knowler, a police officer in Ontario, Canada, shares the story of the night that changed his life forever. He talks openly about PTSD and the toll it took on …