An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that Sysco Ottawa violated its collective agreement by using “bid packs” that restricted drivers’ ability to choose their daily routes by seniority, finding the employer …
-
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses nurses’ grievances over denied summer vacation requests at Ontario hospital
An arbitrator has dismissed grievances filed by two nurses who claimed Norfolk General Hospital in Simcoe, Ont., violated their collective agreement by not granting them two full weeks of vacation …
-
FeaturedImmigration
Iranian paramedic denied work permit despite provincial nomination, job offer in B.C.
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review challenge from an Iranian national whose work permit application was denied despite receiving a provincial nomination and a confirmed job offer as …
-
Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
🔒Ontario tech exec loses bid for 9 months wages after shareholder dispute left employment status unclear
An Ontario tech executive who continued working for nine months without pay during a shareholder dispute has been awarded only two weeks’ termination pay, after a labour board found he …
-
A British Columbia barbershop has failed to overturn a determination that it owes a former employee more than $7,500 in unpaid wages and vacation pay, after an employment standards tribunal …
-
FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Starbucks loses bid to suspend safety orders for ladder training, eye-wash station
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied Starbucks Coffee Canada’s request to suspend two health and safety orders requiring ladder training for employees and installation of a plumbed eye-wash station …
-
FeaturedSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
PEI court allows worker to add wrongful dismissal claim after limitation period expires
A Prince Edward Island court has granted a former municipal executive permission to amend his statement of claim to include wrongful dismissal allegations, despite the claim being filed four months …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Employer breached duty to bargain in good faith by withholding pension info: B.C. board
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has found Richmond Elevator Maintenance breached its duty to bargain in good faith by failing to provide pension plan information to the International Union …
-
FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Ontario labour board to consider dismissal of GM worker’s safety reprisal application
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has given a worker until mid-January to explain why his reprisal application against General Motors Canada should not be dismissed without a hearing. The worker …
-
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has granted a request for reconsideration after a correctional worker said he never received notice of a filing deadline, rescinding its earlier decision to …