An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling has determined that temporary layoff provisions in employment contracts are not termination clauses and therefore remain enforceable even when other termina… Free Membership …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Employer’s demotion offer to executive returning from mat leave ruled constructive dismissal
An Ontario court has awarded $330,000 in damages to an executive who was constructively dismissed when her employer offered her a demotion and pay cut upon her return from maternity… …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Nunavut’s privacy commissioner finds no breach in sharing employee medical reports but faults storage practices
A Nunavut government employee failed to prove privacy violations when independent medical examination reports were shared among HR and departmental officials, but the territory’s privacy commissioner … Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM Indigenous sous chef’s human rights complaint dismissed after overhearing colleague’s comments about reserves
An Indigenous sous chef’s human rights complaint was dismissed after she resigned following comments made by a coworker about eliminating reserves, with the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal finding the employer… …
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PREMIUM Ontario town can’t claim councillor is employee to hide mayor’s reprimand letter: Privacy commissioner
The Town of Petrolia cannot withhold a letter from its mayor to a councillor by claiming the elected official is a municipal employee, Ontario’s privacy commissioner has ruled. The Information… …
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Yukon court denies company’s bid to hide name in workplace sexual assault lawsuit
A Yukon court has rejected a hospitality company’s application to anonymize its name in a sexual assault lawsuit, ruling that potential reputational damage and business losses do not constitute import… …
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FeaturedImmigration
Saskatchewan board rejects employer’s claim that worker never showed up, awards $2,600 in wages
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an appeal by Paktech Electronics which argued it should not have to pay wages to an employee the company claimed never actually worked …
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FeaturedImmigration
Alberta trucker from India loses $56,000 lawsuit after illegally paying employer for work permit
An Alberta trucker who paid his employer $37,000 for a work permit lost his entire lawsuit against the company after a judge ruled the payment violated immigration laws designed to …
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Job candidate’s lawsuit over alleged stolen business plan stayed, court cites ‘reprehensible conduct’
A former job applicant who sued Colliers Macaulay Nicolls and one of its employees over an alleged stolen business plan has had her lawsuit stayed after repeatedly refusing to pay …
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PREMIUM Nova Scotia cop’s DFR case against union proceeds in wake of alleged racist banana peel incident
A Nova Scotia police officer’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union will proceed to a review officer after the provincial labour board found the union failed to adequately… …