The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has granted a reconsideration request from a Stelco worker whose sexual harassment complaint was dismissed due to an error by the tribunal. The tribunal …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses harassment complaints against WSIB striking workers
An arbitrator dismissed 11 harassment complaints filed against striking workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario, ruling the conduct did not constitute intimidation or harassment… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrators award 3.5% wage increases to Ontario retirement home workers
An arbitration board awarded 3.5 per cent wage increases in each year of a two-year collective agreement for 89 unionized workers at Deerview Crossing Retirement Residence in Hamilton, Ont., according… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Driver was employee from day one, not an independent contractor: Alberta tribunal
An Alberta employment standards tribunal has rejected a Calgary contractor’s claim that a driver worked as an independent contractor for nearly three months, ordering Lika Contracting and Services to pay… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Municipal worker’s suspension upheld for calling councillors ‘uneducated’ in email sent during work hours
An arbitrator has upheld a three-day suspension for a municipal equipment operator who called three councillors “uneducated” and said they should be removed from office in an email sent during …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Teachers in Burnaby, B.C., win salary grid arbitration affecting pay for new hires
An arbitrator has ordered School District No. 41 (Burnaby) to place beginning teachers on higher salary steps than the district argued was required, resolving a complex dispute over how provincial… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses union bid to force single pay band system at Ottawa Catholic School Board
An arbitrator has dismissed a union’s attempt to force the Ottawa Catholic School Board to create a unified pay band system for all bargaining unit members, ruling the employer satisfied …
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FeaturedMental Health
Paramedic loses workers’ comp appeal after misconduct breaks link between PTSD, job loss
A paramedic in Ontario with compensable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied loss of earnings benefits after a tribunal found his workplace misconduct broke the causal chain between his me… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union cleared after refusing to pursue wrongful dismissal grievance for NDT Group worker
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against Quality Control Council of Canada after the union declined to pursue a grievance seeking severance pay …
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Sexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Moving company ordered to pay $65,000 after worker quit due to sexual harassment
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Ontime Moving Corporation to pay $64,630 to a former employee who quit after enduring more than a year of sexual harassment from… …


