A recent immigrant to Canada from Iran has been awarded $180,000 by a human rights tribunal after she made allegations of substantial mistreatment by her employer, including sexual assault, rape…
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Workplace News
Tossed by Starbucks: Barista’s union advocacy leads to controversial dismissal from Vancouver location
By Zak Vescera | The Tyee Frédérique Martineau loved Starbucks. She worked her first shift for the coffee giant at a mall in California, in the summer between her junior…
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Valentine’s Day always brings a heightened focus on romance and, for employers, it’s a reminder that love isn’t just in the air — it’s in the office too. That can…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Ontario Court of Appeal rules Bill 124 unconstitutional, unions hail victory for workers’ rights
In a landmark decision hailed by labour unions and health-care workers, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a ruling by the Ontario Superior Court that found Bill 124, a wage-suppression…
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Cupid in the cubicles: Balancing love, and law, in workplace romances
Valentine’s Day always brings a heightened focus on romance and, for employers, it’s a reminder that love isn’t just in the air — it’s in the office too. That can…
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
New Brunswick court upholds $2 million award to hospital CEO who was fired by the Premier at a press conference
A court has upheld an adjudicator’s decision that awarded the former president and CEO of New Brunswick Horizon Health Network more than four year’s pay and $200,000 in aggravated damages…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules public protests by Pinnacle Hotel workers over lack of daily cleaning services are a matter for the courts, not arbitration
An arbitrator has refused to issue a ruling in a legal battle between Vancouver’s Pinnacle Hotel and its union in the wake of vocal public protests by workers who were…
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Worker who refused drug, alcohol test after crashing company vehicle not entitled to EI benefits: Tribunal
A worker who lost his job as a concrete finisher after he was involved in an accident involving a company vehicle, and refused to undergo a drug and alcohol test,…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Long-serving truck driver at Regional Municipality of Niagara has dismissal upheld for creating toxic work environment
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a long-serving unionized truck driver at the Regional Municipality of Niagara after allegations of bullying, disrespectful comments, and threatening violent behaviour towards co-workers…
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Federal Court orders CHRC to revisit human rights complaint from Canada Post worker who requires a scent-free workplace
The Federal Court has directed the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) to reconsider a complaint filed by a Canada Post worker who has multi-chemical sensitivity syndrome, which necessitates a scent-free…