The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a claim brought by a former Precise Parklink worker on the basis that the tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear an application under …
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FeaturedUncategorizedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. painter awarded common law notice despite ESA exemption for construction sector
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled that a termination-pay exemption under the province’s Employment Standards Act for construction-related businesses does not prevent employees from claiming… Free Membership Required To …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Alberta Court of Appeal upholds limits on share-based payouts in dismissal dispute
In a ruling that scrutinizes the treatment of employee share ownership plans in wrongful dismissal damages, the Alberta Court of Appeal has rejected both an appeal and cross-appeal centred on …
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Voters in Ontario are heading to the polls to elect a new provincial government on Feb. 27 after Premier Doug Ford called a snap election in the wake of threatened …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union’s bid to pause arbitration from former university custodian in wake of human rights application rejected
An arbitrator has rejected an effort by a union to delay arbitration proceedings involving an alleged workplace harassment dispute at Wilfrid Laurier University, ruling that the collective agreement d… Free …
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2024 brought a whirlwind of legislative changes and pivotal court decisions that employers can’t afford to overlook. From Ontario to British Columbia and federal jurisdictions, these updates introduced new obligations… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker’s termination for falling asleep while monitoring safety not egregious; WCB benefits upheld
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has ruled that a worker’s termination for falling asleep on the job did not meet the threshold for “egregious conduct” under Workers’ Compensat… …
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The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has stayed a complaint under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) alleging workplace reprisal, ruling that a parallel Human Rights Code application p… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Arbitrator upholds firing of Vancouver Airport cleaner who took passenger’s jacket
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a cleaner who took a passenger’s jacket home from a restricted food court area at Vancouver Airport and did not return it for …
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The Federal Court has set aside a human rights commission decision that dismissed a discrimination complaint brought by a worker against his former employer, Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank). The …