A move to ditch a rule allowing the Law Society of Alberta to mandate legal education has failed. On Feb. 6, a special meeting of the society was held for …
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FeaturedPrivacy
‘Irresistible force’ meets ‘immovable object’: Board sides with employer in vaccine dispute
A stalemate between an Alberta worker who refused to get the COVID vaccine, and her employer that mandated the shot, has ended in favour of the company. The Alberta Labour …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Montreal cemetery breaks down negotiations with union as it balances being employer of choice with sustainability
By Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery The Fabrique de la paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal manages two main assets: Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica and Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery. Since the beginning of negotiations with the union representing its operations employees, the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Calgary firefighter who quit in protest over vaccine mandate has case tossed by labour board
A Calgary firefighter who resigned in protest over the city’s mandatory COVID vaccination policy, and accused his union of breaching its duty of fair representation, has had his case rejected …
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Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal has declined to hear a complaint from a man who said a Walmart pharmacist discriminated against him because he was black. The man filed a complaint …
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By Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration The Province has accepted the recommendations from the Minimum Wage Review Committee, which include setting the minimum wage at $15 an hour on …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Toronto company justified in firing carpet thief: Court
Multy Home, a Toronto-based company that manufactures and sells rugs, was justified in firing a unionized worker who stole two carpets and provided a strange explanation for his actions, the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
ORNGE air ambulance workers getting retroactive raises in wake of court ruling
Workers at ORNGE, Ontario’s air ambulance service, are receiving retroactive raises after a court struck down Bill 124, known as the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Management of cannabis company disrupted Teamsters’ organizing meeting: Alberta Labour Relations Board
By Teamsters Local 987 Miscellaneous Employees Teamsters Local Union 987 have won an unfair labour practice complaint filed against Sundial Growers Inc. (Sundial) at the Alberta Labour Relations Board. The …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Popping the cork: Tension leads to without cause dismissal for long-serving B.C. liquor worker
Not every wine ages well. So too is the case for employment relationships, as a long-serving worker at a private liquor store in British Columbia recently discovered. The worker, with …