By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch A Port Coquitlam employee has won his wrongful dismissal suit against the city after being fired for washing his personal vehicle at a municipal wash facility. Marco Stevens, …
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2022
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Workers supporting survivors of gender-based violence are demanding change
By Krys Maki, Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University While the world went into lockdown at the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, shelters helping women who are survivors of …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedLegal News
Bell Canada tries to force hearing off Zoom to in-person, but arbitrator says no
An arbitrator has dismissed an effort by Bell Canada to force a hearing to happen in person rather than via Zoom. Bell asked the arbitrator to hold the in-person meeting, …
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Top stories for employment lawyers and HR professionals this week include: • Pandemic did not nullify all employment contracts at pub, says B.C. court • Alberta worker awarded more than …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Pandemic did not nullify all employment contracts at pub, says B.C. court
A pub’s argument that the COVID-19 pandemic frustrated all of its employment contracts, both at common law and under the Employment Standards Act, has been shot down by the Supreme …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Two decades of tracking workplace sexual harassment shows little improvement – but that could change soon
By Lisa Heap, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia The fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, published in late November 2022, shows little has changed since the last survey …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Alberta worker awarded more than $400,000 after being let go during pandemic, oil decline
An Alberta woman has been awarded 20 months’ notice after being terminated without cause during the pandemic, amounting to a more than $400,000 payment. Jeannette Watson worked for Schlumberger Canada… …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedRecommendedWrongful Dismissal
Ontario judge tosses out termination clause that specified no notice for just cause dismissal
A termination clause has been struck down by an Ontario court because it stated that no payments would be made in case of a “just cause” termination. Paul Summers was …
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Legal News
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Québec
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
$30,000 in legal costs awarded to worker in settled case, court criticizes aggressive defense
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded $30,000 in legal costs in a wrongful dismissal case that was settled before it went to trial. The plaintiff (worker) and defendant …