A federal government consultant has been charged with fraud by the RCMP after an investigation revealed alleged overbilling of the Government of Canada by an estimated $250,000. Public Services and …
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Opinion/CommentaryProfessional Misconduct
Professional misconduct can end a career – who should get a second chance?
By Marta Rychert, Massey University; Kate Diesfeld, Auckland University of Technology, and Lois Surgenor, University of Otago We all make mistakes at work. And many factors can contribute to professional …
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ImmigrationOpinion/Commentary
Why Canada must act urgently to give undocumented migrants legal status
By Delphine Nakache, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Idil Atak, Toronto Metropolitan University; Jason Foster, Athabasca University, and Luin Goldring, York University, Canada Since the Canadian government announced in December 2021 …
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AccommodationFeaturedSpotlight Story
Drug and alcohol use creates delicate dance between safety and accommodation, says Rudner in wake of recent ruling
Addiction to drugs or alcohol constitutes a disability that needs to be accommodated by employers. But that duty to accommodate has its limits. “This does not mean they are free …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Woodstock, Ont., Ford dealership fined $125,000 after fatal worker injury
A Woodstock, Ont., car dealership has been fined $125,000 after a worker was fatally injured in a fall from a stepladder. The conviction was handed down on May 24, 2024, …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds termination clause for former Harbour Air Seaplanes executive
The former vice-president of maintenance operations at Harbour Air Seaplanes has lost his appeal of a wrongful dismissal ruling in front of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. G.E. was …
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AccommodationArbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Toronto District School Board failed duty to accommodate injured steam fitter: Arbitrator
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) failed in its procedural duty to accommodate an injured steam fitter, an arbitrator has ruled. The worker was awarded compensation for lost wages and …
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Builder Brothers Construction Inc. has been fined $25,000 following a workplace injury incident that occurred on July 25, 2022, near Hague, Sask. The company pleaded guilty in Rosthern Provincial Court …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Just following orders: CPKC ordered to reinstate employee fired over refusal to take drug test
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) has been ordered to reinstate a worker who refused to take a drug test in the wake of a minor derailment. Arbitrator Graham J. Clarke …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Alberta court rejects streamlined trial in wrongful dismissal case filed by Big Rock Brewery’s former CEO
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has denied a request by the former president and CEO of Big Rock Brewery for a streamlined trial in his wrongful dismissal lawsuit. …