A former chief executive officer of Vancouver diagnostics company Response Biomedical, who was paid eight weeks’ severance when she was fired, must take her claim for 24 months’ pay to …
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Occupational Health & SafetyOur Favourites
RCMP’s five-year seizure-free rule sends epilepsy complaint back to human rights tribunal
An RCMP constable barred from operational police work for almost five years after an epileptic seizure will have his human rights complaint reheard after the Federal Court found the tribunal …
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A registered social worker who faked pregnancies and stillbirths to obtain support from 12 doulas has been reprimanded and has agreed to permanently resign, the Discipline Committee of the Ontario …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Saskatchewan municipal administrator misses one-year deadline to sue, rules court of appeal
A Saskatchewan municipal administrator who was suspended without pay while on sick leave has lost her appeal of a decision striking her employment claim as time-barred, the Court of Appeal …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Niagara Region worker who ignored registered letter loses termination grievance
A Niagara Region biosolids operator whose employment ended after he ignored a registered letter asking for an update on his medical leave has lost his grievance, an Ontario labour arbitrator …
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A $100,000 settlement offer from Anglo American Exploration (Canada) was not reasonable because it included nothing for lost wages, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has found, allowing a for… …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Saskatchewan commission blacked out worker’s own interview answers in employment records fight
Saskatchewan’s Public Service Commission should release portions of 11 pages it withheld from a worker’s request for employment records, including passages that captured the worker’s own words, the pr… Free …
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Employment ContractsOur FavouritesSubscriber Content
PREMIUM New contract offered nothing new, so severance cap fails for fired B.C. moulder technician
A moulder technician fired by Ivor Forest Products after nearly five years is entitled to six months’ pay in lieu of notice, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Vancity’s $1.2 million pension move doesn’t sink union’s lawsuit
The BC General Employees’ Union has been granted leave to add a claim for specific performance to its lawsuit against Vancouver City Savings Credit Union over a stalled joint pension …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Newfoundland and Labrador miner fired after skipping 14-day rotation for Arizona trip
A scoop operator who took a five-week trip to Alberta and Arizona after his vacation request was denied has had his discharge upheld by a labour arbitrator in Newfoundland and …

