Alberta Health Services has been ordered to pay $40,000 in general damages to a registered nurse after an arbitrator found the health authority failed to provide a safe workplace and… …
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Spa worker’s award limited to $1,500 after she refused to meet with management
A spa therapist who successfully proved she was subjected to prohibited workplace actions will receive only $1,500 in compensation after a tribunal found she failed to mitigate her damages by …
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PREMIUM B.C. woman, stalked by client, wins partial appeal for workplace trauma-induced depression
A British Columbia worker has won partial compensation for major depressive disorder stemming from workplace trauma, but lost her bid for coverage of alcohol and substance use disorders in a… …
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University of Victoria prof fired for sexual harassment loses fair representation fight with union
A University of Victoria professor who was fired for alleged sexual harassment has failed to convince the B.C. Labour Relations Board that his union breached its duty of fair representation …
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Grocery store worker loses appeal after refusing night shift over ankle brace dispute with WorkSafeBC
A grocery store worker has lost her appeal to restore full wage-loss benefits after refusing to participate in a graduated return-to-work program because WorkSafeBC would not provide her with an …
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B.C. tribunal says woman waited too long to file for workers’ comp after being sexually harassed by supervisor
A British Columbia worker’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits related to workplace sexual harassment was dismissed because she filed her application more than two years after the psychological … Free …
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PREMIUM Canada Post union wins right to appeal secondary picket ban at a Purolator facility
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled it has jurisdiction to hear a union’s appeal of injunctions that barred secondary picketing at a Purolator facility during a Canada Post strike,… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyPrivacy
Alberta labour board upholds ruling that ATCO breached worker’s privacy with drug testing
Alberta’s Labour Relations Board has dismissed applications from both ATCO Electric and the Canadian Energy Workers Association challenging an arbitration decision that found the employer breached a w… Free Membership …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyProfessional Misconduct
‘Rude’ nurse who halted clinic visit over safety fears cleared of misconduct
A regulatory board has upheld the College of Nurses of Ontario’s decision to take no further action against a registered nurse who was accused of being rude, unprofessional, and refusing …
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JDS Energy & Mining wins bid to proceed with mediation despite former COO’s concerns over document disclosure
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an application by a former executive of JDS Energy & Mining Inc. to postpone a court-ordered mediation, rejecting arguments that the process …