Saskatchewan’s Public Service Commission should release portions of 11 pages it withheld from a worker’s request for employment records, including passages that captured the worker’s own words, the pr… Free …
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PREMIUM New contract offered nothing new, so severance cap fails for fired B.C. moulder technician
A moulder technician fired by Ivor Forest Products after nearly five years is entitled to six months’ pay in lieu of notice, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled, …
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Vancity’s $1.2 million pension move doesn’t sink union’s lawsuit
The BC General Employees’ Union has been granted leave to add a claim for specific performance to its lawsuit against Vancouver City Savings Credit Union over a stalled joint pension …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Newfoundland and Labrador miner fired after skipping 14-day rotation for Arizona trip
A scoop operator who took a five-week trip to Alberta and Arizona after his vacation request was denied has had his discharge upheld by a labour arbitrator in Newfoundland and …
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PREMIUM Drill operator with 16 years’ tenure reinstated despite cocaine test result
A drill operator dismissed from Iron Ore Company of Canada’s mine in Labrador City, N.L., has been reinstated after a labour arbitrator found the company lacked reasonable cause to order… …
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Our FavouritesWrongful Dismissal
Tourism Calgary worker’s notice tied to 1997, not 1987, as court awards 27 months
A Tourism Calgary worker who spent 37 years with the organization before being terminated without cause is entitled to 27 months’ notice rather than the 36 months she sought, the …
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Calgary transit worker loses duty of fair rep fight with ATU over six weeks’ vacation pay
A Calgary transit worker who believed he was owed an extra six weeks of vacation pay when he retired has had his complaint against his union dismissed by the Alberta …
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A nurse who alleges he was discriminated against while working at a Newfoundland and Labrador hospital cannot pursue those human rights allegations through his Ontario lawsuit, the Superior Court of …
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PREMIUM Ferry engineer’s reinstatement upheld after getting drunk on vodka on the clock
A Marine Atlantic Inc. ferry engineer fired for drinking vodka to the point of intoxication aboard a vessel has kept his job, after the Nova Scotia Supreme Court upheld an… …
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In this episode of Coffee ‘n’ Law, host and First30 CEO Amy Davies speaks with KPMG workplace law Partner Jessica Kearsey about preventing and addressing misconduct in the workplace. Amy …