The former executive-director of the Saskatoon Minor Basketball Association (SMBA) has been awarded 19 months’ salary in compensation for termination after a court concluded she was an employee — and …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Ontario court awards $160K to 75-year-old sales rep in wrongful dismissal case
A 75-year-old former sales rep at Innovation CLIC has been awarded more than $160,000 in damages and costs after an Ontario court concluded he was a dependent contractor who was… …
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Arbitration/Labour Relations
B.C. Labour Relations Board upholds arbitrator’s ruling against Canfor Pulp over ’emergency’ work classification
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has upheld an arbitration award in favour of the Public and Private Workers of Canada, Local No. 9, in a dispute with Canfor …
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Radisson Blu Vancouver hotel in breach of labour code for undermining union, intimidating striking employees: Board
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has found Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel and Marina in breach of several sections of the Labour Relations Code. The allegations against the …
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has announced plans to construct a new complex in Montréal that will house four federal courts. The new facility will accommodate the Federal Court …
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Featured
Federal Court of Appeal upholds denial of EI benefits to airport screener for misconduct over employer’s vaccine policy
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the decision to deny employment insurance benefits to a screening officer at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport who was suspended for not disclosing his …
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded more than $136,000 in costs to Seneca College in a case involving its vaccination policy after revisiting its ruling in the wake …
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Workplace News
Buckhorn Sand & Gravel fined $200,000 for workplace fatality, injury at limestone quarry
Buckhorn Sand & Gravel Inc., a company based in Trent Lakes, Ont., has been fined $200,000 following a workplace incident that resulted in the death of one worker and critical …
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Workplace News
Construction company, director fined $117,500 for fatal workplace accident in Aylmer, Ont.
VanHeughten Contractors Inc. and its director, Kyle VanHeughten, have been fined a total of $117,500 following the death of a worker who fell from a roof at a construction site. …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Guelph, Ont.-based cabinet maker fined $50,000 following workplace injury
BND Woodworking Inc., a cabinet manufacturing company based in Guelph, Ont., has been fined $50,000 following a workplace accident that resulted in critical injuries to a worker. The incident, which …