HR Law Canada has unveiled its 2025 Awards Program, a celebration of innovation and leadership in employment law, workplace advocacy, and HR excellence. The awards program aims to highlight the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Investigations
Arbitrator clarifies scope of ‘disrespectful conduct’ in Government of Yukon’s workplace policy
The Government of Yukon’s Respectful Workplace Policy and its collective agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) came under scrutiny after a policy grievance was filed by the …
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FeaturedProfessional MisconductSexual Harassment
Discipline committee calls pharmacist’s sexual abuse of co-worker, who was also a patient, ‘reprehensible’ conduct
A discipline committee of the Ontario College of Pharmacists has found that a registered pharmacist engaged in sexual abuse of a colleague — who was also deemed his patient under …
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FeaturedMental Health
Youth services officer at correctional facility awarded traumatic mental stress benefits
The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has ruled that a youth services officer employed at a correctional facility is entitled to benefits for traumatic mental stress (TMS… …
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Harris, a workplace law firm, has announced the addition of David Penner and Amanda Alberti to its partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2025. David Penner, who joined the firm in 2022, …
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FeaturedMental HealthSexual HarassmentUncategorized
Human rights complaint from print shop worker who alleged reprisal, suffered panic attack dismissed
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed an application filed by a worker who alleged reprisal in connection with her employment Trico Packaging and Print Solutions. The tribunal found that …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court adjourns wrongful dismissal and harassment trial pending workers’ comp determination
A wrongful dismissal and sexual harassment trial involving allegations of assault and disputed financial transactions between a former employee and employer has been adjourned by the Supreme Court of … …
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FeaturedUncategorized
City of Richmond did not discriminate against worker with pro-union, anti-vaccine stance: Tribunal
A City of Richmond, B.C., employee’s claim that his employer discriminated against him based on his political beliefs has been dismissed in its entirety by a human rights tribunal. The …
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Métis filmmaker’s discrimination complaint against Motion Picture Production Association of B.C. dismissed
A human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint filed by a Métis filmmaker against the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of BC (MPPIA). The filmmaker, B.M., alleged that MPPIA discrim… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
RCMP officer loses bid to overturn dismissal over sexual misconduct allegations
An RCMP officer facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace has been denied judicial review of an appeal decision that upheld his dismissal. The Federal Court found the adjudicator’s …