Unifor members working for CN Transportation Ltd. (CNTL) have ratified a new four-year contract, securing improvements in working conditions and compensation. “This was a challenging round of bargaining, but the …
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Featured
‘Adjudicative immunity’: Tribunal dismisses discrimination claim against Employment Standards Officer in Ontario
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application alleging discrimination by an Employment Standards Officer (ESO) in a decision that reaffirms the doctrine of judicial or adjudicative …
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‘Two kicks at the same set of facts’: Worker’s human rights complaint dismissed due to concurrent civil action
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application filed by a former Centreline Tire Distribution employee alleging discrimination and reprisal by her former employer due to her …
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Opinion/Commentary
Most people still think barristers in the U.K. need to sound posh, our research shows – but accent discrimination serves no one
By Natalie Braber, Nottingham Trent University In the UK legal system, a barrister’s job is to present formalised legal arguments in court and at tribunals. Training to become one, therefore, …
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Opinion/Commentary
Game changer: A labour group in Québec is pushing for a province-wide video game workers’ union
By Michael Iantorno, Concordia University Two labour organizations in Québec, Game Workers Unite (GWU) Montréal and the trade union Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), have announced they’re partnering for a …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Ontario’s Court of Appeal upholds aggravated damages awarded to worker terminated two hours after returning from back surgery
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a ruling that awarded a long-serving worker 24 months’ notice and $50,000 in aggravated damages after he was terminated two hours after …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
UFCW’s handling of meatpacker’s grievance appropriate: Alberta Labour Relations Board
In a recent decision by the Alberta Labour Relations Board, a duty of fair representation (DFR) complaint against the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union, Local No. 401, has …
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A long simmering dispute between the Higgs provincial government in New Brunswick and the Canadian Union of Public Employees came to a boil this week as both sides battled it …
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FeaturedLegal Costs
BMO Nesbitt Burns ordered to pay $72,000 in legal costs, far less than $195,000 plaintiff sought
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded $72,000 in legal costs to the plaintiff after the parties in Ratz-Cheung v. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. were unable to agree on …
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The federal government, led by Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault, has initiated the selection process for appointing members to the newly established Employment Insurance Board …