The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a complaint filed by SV, a former employee of 7-Eleven Canada Inc., who alleged sex discrimination in the workplace. SV, who worked at …
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2023
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An Ontario judge who declared a mistrial in a wrongful dismissal case against Sobeys after the plaintiff’s counsel displayed an image of Charles Manson on a computer screen has rejected …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
City of Toronto loses bid to force upcoming arbitration hearing with CUPE to in-person rather than virtual
An arbitrator has decided that an arbitration hearing scheduled for Feb. 7, 2024, between the City of Toronto and Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will …
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FeaturedWorkplace Violence
Arbitrator reduces suspension for two hotel workers following altercation at Fairmont Royal York
Two long-serving banquet servers at a luxury Toronto hotel have had their five-day workplace suspensions reduced following an altercation on June 3, 2022. The incident, which took place at the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Ottawa Police Services Board wins judicial review over dispute on National Day of Mourning holiday pay following death of Queen Elizabeth II
An Ontario court has overturned an arbitrator’s decision around whether Ottawa Police should have treated the national day of mourning, declared after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as a …
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Toronto man, caught on surveillance doing yard work and shopping following injury, ordered to repay income replacement benefits to TD
A Toronto man has been ordered to repay nearly $11,000 in income replacement benefits (IRB) to TD General Insurance Company after surveillance videos contradicted his claim of functional limitations. … …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Smashing the ‘concrete ceiling’: Black women are still missing from corporate leadership
By Oludolapo Makinde, University of British Columbia While white women may speak of breaking through the “glass ceiling,” for many Black women, it’s more like a “concrete ceiling.” Black women …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Termination clause in former VP’s contract at Harbour Air Seaplanes ruled enforceable by B.C. court
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has upheld a termination clause for a former executive at Harbour Air Seaplanes, a Richmond, B.C.-based floatplane service. The worker, GE, held the position …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Injured Alberta truck driver didn’t abandon position or quit, court rules, in awarding 2.5 months’ reasonable notice
A commercial truck driver in Alberta has been awarded two-and-a-half months’ notice in damages after a court ruled he did not resign or abandon his job, but was wrongfully dismissed …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Veterans Affairs employee loses court bid for damages in bilingual position dispute
An employee with Veterans Affairs Canada, who applied for an acting position and was not successful, has lost his bid to have damages tacked on to a declaration of wrongdoing …