An arbitrator has called out an “unacceptable level of risk to the safety of employees” using a parking garage at the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) hospital in Winnipeg. Arbitrator Kristin …
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By Jeff Pelletier | Nunatsiaq News April 12 was a sentimental day for Chief Justice Neil Sharkey. On the eve of his 75th birthday, the mandatory retirement age for federally appointed …
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The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable Arif Virani, announced a series of judicial appointments across Alberta on April 15. The appointments are the result of …
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Legal News
Joshua Wallace wins workplace human rights award at TMU’s Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Joshua Wallace has been named the inaugural winner of the Rubin Thomlinson LLP Workplace Human Rights Award. The award is offered to students of Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Lincoln Alexander …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Lack of records sinks Bloomex’s bid to overturn ESO’s order on unpaid overtime, termination pay
The Ontario Labour Board dismissed an application by Bloomex Inc. to review an order demanding the payment of overdue overtime and termination pay to a former employee, E.C. The original …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Volker Stevin, supervisor convicted after Alberta worker struck, killed by truck while inspecting catch basins
The Alberta Court of Justice has convicted a construction company and a supervisor under health and safety legislation after a worker was struck and killed by a truck on a …
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Workplace News
Nepean, Ont., company and director fined for safety failures after explosion that killed 6 workers
Eastway Tank, Pump and Meter Limited and its director, Neil Greene, have been fined following a fatal explosion at their Nepean facility, which claimed the lives of six workers and …
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Opinion/Commentary
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
By Jason Foster, Athabasca University; Bob Barnetson, Athabasca University, and Susan Cake, Athabasca University In the coming months, over 200,000 public sector workers in Alberta will begin bargaining with their …
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Workplace News
Human rights hearing scheduled for cyclist who alleged discrimination by Halifax Bridge Commission employees
An independent human rights board of inquiry in the matter of Ross Gray vs. Halifax Bridge Commission and/or Halifax Harbour Bridges and/or Commissionaires Nova Scotia will begin Tuesday, April 16, …
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Legal News
Law Society of British Columbia opposes proposed Legal Professionals Act, cites threat to legal independence
The Law Society of British Columbia has expressed strong opposition to Bill 21 – the Legal Professions Act, recently introduced by Attorney General Niki Sharma, KC. The bill proposes to …