The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied Starbucks Coffee Canada’s request to suspend two health and safety orders requiring ladder training for employees and installation of a plumbed eye-wash s… …
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PEI court allows worker to add wrongful dismissal claim after limitation period expires
A Prince Edward Island court has granted a former municipal executive permission to amend his statement of claim to include wrongful dismissal allegations, despite the claim being filed four months …
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Employer breached duty to bargain in good faith by withholding pension info: B.C. board
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has found Richmond Elevator Maintenance breached its duty to bargain in good faith by failing to provide pension plan information to the International Union… …
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Ontario labour board to consider dismissal of GM worker’s safety reprisal application
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has given a worker until mid-January to explain why his reprisal application against General Motors Canada should not be dismissed without a hearing. The worker …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has granted a request for reconsideration after a correctional worker said he never received notice of a filing deadline, rescinding its earlier decision to …
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🔒Worker awarded $35K after employer’s unannounced apartment visit, repeated texts during medical leave
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Court upholds order for second discovery in City of London HR manager’s wrongful dismissal case
An Ontario Superior Court judge has dismissed the City of London’s appeal of an order requiring it to produce a second corporate representative for discovery in a wrongful dismissal case …
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🔒Flight attendant denied EI benefits after sexually inappropriate conversation with passenger
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Ford worker’s decades-old union complaint against Unifor tossed due to abuse of process, delay
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation application filed more than 20 years after a worker’s termination, finding the case constituted an abuse of process …
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Arbitrator rules three-month work requirement reasonable for merit increases after leave at NB Power
An arbitrator has ruled that New Brunswick Power must reduce its work requirement for employees returning from leave to qualify for merit-based pay increases, finding a four-month threshold unreasonab… To …