Saskatchewan’s Court of King’s Bench gained five associate judges on Oct. 1, creating a new tier of judicial officers to help the court handle civil and family matters. “We are …
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A Hamilton temporary help agency and its director have been fined a total of $125,000 for failing to hand over records demanded during an employment standards inspection. 1000523220 Ontario Inc. …
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PREMIUM B.C. employer cites ‘lack of work,’ not worker’s bizarre conduct, and loses reprisal case
A B.C. construction labourer cut off from work weeks after reporting safety concerns was the target of a prohibited reprisal, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has ruled. The tribunal reached… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Funding cuts led to job loss for B.C. manager at non-profit, not her bullying complaint
A British Columbia non-profit program manager who was let go about two and a half months after her bullying and harassment complaint was resolved lost her job because of funding …
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PREMIUM Firing at fast food joint in front of Elders was abusive, B.C. tribunal rules
A newly hired Indigenous project superintendent who was fired in a fast-food restaurant in front of Elders, hours after his manager refused his request to have a job site blessed,… …
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A Loewen Windows data analyst fired for dishonesty after his caregiver benefits paperwork named his brother rather than his son is owed two weeks’ wages in lieu of notice, the …
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‘Has issue with everyone’: Supervisor’s rudeness to all defeats nurse’s discrimination claim
A Filipino licensed practical nurse who said her supervisor belittled her and her employer passed her over for leadership roles because of her race and bipolar disorder has lost her …
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A Calgary truck driver who used a friend’s company truck to make local contacts and build his own business was a contractor, not an employee, the Alberta Labour Relations Board …
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PREMIUM Stillbirth counts as death for CIPA Lumber bereavement leave: arbitrator
A mill worker whose wife delivered a stillborn daughter is entitled to three days of paid bereavement leave, an arbitrator has ruled. The arbitrator found that a stillbirth counts as… …
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Recording studio executive’s renegotiated contract sends lawsuit to arbitration
A recording studio executive who renegotiated his employment contract to secure a share of songwriting royalties must take his dispute with the company to arbitration, after the Ontario Superior Court… …

