Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Graham Steele, has ruled that the Department of Human Resources (HR) improperly redacted workplace harassment investigation reports and recommended they be released to the complainant …
HR Law Canada
HR Law Canada
HR Law Canada posts are written by the team at North Wall Media, publishers of this media brand.
-
Workplace News
Scaffolding company fined $350,000 following worker fatality at pulp mill near Peace River, Alta.
West Coast Scaffolding has been fined $350,000 after pleading guilty to a violation of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act in relation to a worker’s death in June 2022. …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator orders reinstatement of tugboat deckhand terminated under abandonment clause
An arbitrator has reinstated a deckhand employed by Catherwood Towing Ltd. — a tugboat company in British Columbia — ruling that the company improperly terminated him under a deemed quit/abandonment …
-
Employer LiabilityFeatured
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million defamation award against traffic control firm and its executives
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Valley Traffic Systems Inc. (VTS) and two of its executives, upholding a $1.5 million damages award for defamation against …
-
Alberta’s government has introduced the Protection of Privacy Act, proposing to strengthen privacy safeguards for residents by updating legislation for the digital age and imposing some of the strictest penalties …
-
The legal community is mourning the sudden passing of Michael Silver (1960-2024), a lawyer and mediator who significantly shaped the practice of mediation in Ontario. Silver passed away on the …
-
FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court awards eight months’ notice to terminated Town of Hay River finance director
The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories has awarded the former Director of Finance and Administration for the Town of Hay River eight months’ salary in lieu of notice following …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Manitoba court dismisses negligence, defamation claims against postal workers’ union
The Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba has dismissed all claims of negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and defamation brought by a former union executive against the Canadian Union of …
-
Workplace News
Newfoundland and Labrador to extend job-protected leave for illness, injury under proposed amendments
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador introduced proposed amendments to the Labour Standards Act on November 6 that would significantly extend unpaid job-protected leave for workers dealing with long-term illness, …
-
FeaturedLegal NewsWrongful Dismissal
Toronto law firm disqualified from representing former executive due to conflict of interest
A Toronto-based law firm has been removed from representing a former executive in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit after the Ontario Superior Court found it had a conflict of interest stemming …