A recent column by employment lawyer Howard Levitt, published in the Financial Post, has sparked a debate in the legal community. “There is a dirty little secret as to how …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Journalist’s arrest by RCMP sparks controversy over press rights
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has expressed deep concern over the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) filing in response to a civil suit brought by award-winning photojournalist Amber Bracken …
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‘Abusive, planned and deliberate’: B.C. court blasts China Southern Airlines’ conduct that tarnished worker’s reputation
China Southern Airlines (CSA) has been ordered to pay a fired worker more than $200,000 — including $35,000 in aggravated damages for mental distress and $75,000 in punitive damages by …
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Stelco ordered to reinstate worker who was fired over Facebook post that criticized a union election
Stelco has been ordered to reinstate a worker it fired after an arbitrator ruled the company acted in bad faith and had no justification for discipline, let alone termination, in …
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Air Canada’s termination of worker who failed to disclose pre-existing chronic back pain during hiring process upheld at arbitration
Air Canada fired a station attendant — a position requiring heavy lifting — after he failed to disclose a pre-existing chronic back pain condition during the hiring process. Now, a …
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Arbitration/Labour Relations
Canadian Blood Services Sudbury Plasma Centre settles on new collective agreement amid expansion
Canadian Blood Services’ Sudbury Plasma Centre and the Union have finalized a renewed collective agreement through the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (“HLDAA”). This decision comes amid the healthcare organization’s …
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Peel Region ordered to hand over gender incumbency data to CUPE in pay equity dispute
The Regional Municipality of Peel in Ontario has been directed to hand over gender incumbency data to one of its unions in relation to pay equity grievances. The issue at …
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Quebec court to decide: Are online workers for foreign companies protected by local labour laws?
The scope of Quebec’s labour laws for remote workers is under scrutiny after a former employee, dismissed from her job, has been granted permission to appeal a Superior Court decision. …
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Wrongful Dismissal
Wrongful dismissal case update: TTC allowed to amend statement of defence, claim for costs from plaintiff rejected by Ontario court
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has been given the green light by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to amend its statement of defence in a wrongful dismissal action. Although …
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Court calls employer’s defence ‘scorched earth and bare-knuckle’ in awarding $830,000 in costs in wrongful dismissal case
PearTree Securities has been ordered to pay over $830,000 in costs to DD, a former employee who had claimed wrongful dismissal, by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Justice Robert …