The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is intensifying its efforts to recover overpayments from various COVID-19 benefit programs, including the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), and …
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FeaturedUncategorized
Call centre worker who told customer to ‘shut up’ not entitled to EI: Tribunal
A former call centre employee at a global retail chain is not entitled to Employment Insurance (EI) benefits after he was fired for “highly problematic behaviours towards customers,” the Social …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Fired body shop technician with autistic son awarded $10K in moral damages
A former body shop technician at Carstar Downsview has been awarded more than $23,000 in a wrongful dismissal case by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Small Claims Court. That …
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AccommodationFeatured
Octapharma ordered to pay $105K after terminating worker who needed accommodation to care for cancer-stricken mom
A sales rep who was terminated without cause because she needed accommodation to care for her cancer-stricken mother during the COVID-19 pandemic has been awarded more than $100,000 by the …
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Workplace News
Employers violating temporary foreign worker program rules facing stiffer penalties from Ottawa
The federal government has ramped up efforts to protect temporary foreign workers (TFWs), increasing penalties for non-compliant employers by 36% over the past fiscal year, it said. Employment and Social …
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June 23 was World Whistleblower Day. It’s an opportunity to stop and remember that whistleblowing is an act of courage, often undertaken by individuals with a deep sense of duty …
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Opinion/Commentary
How blockchain technology could help to prevent child labour in global supply chains
By Umair Choksy, University of Stirling How would you feel if the phone in your pocket or the chocolate treat you just enjoyed was made using child labour? The idea …
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FeaturedSmall Claims Court
CFO fired during probation entitled to signing bonus, not salary continuance: N.S. Small Claims Court
The former CFO at Ace Mechanical and EFP Engineering — who was dismissed during her probationary period after missing meetings and failing to complete year-end financial statements — is entitled …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Carleton University worker’s discrimination claim dismissed after sexual harassment allegation
A human rights claim filed by a former undergraduate recruitment assistant against Carleton University has been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The applicant, A.M., alleged the university …
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An energy distribution company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has been fined $70,000 after a worker was injured in a workplace accident. McDougall Energy Inc., operating as Dowler-Karn, received the …