An arbitrator has set aside Doepker Industries’ dismissal of a unionized worker who reported a suspicion that a manager was using cocaine at work, finding the company lacked just and …
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This session provides HR professionals, employers, and business leaders with practical insights into three critical areas of workplace management: Featuring expert speakers Melanie Samuels, Harpreet Dosanjh, and Sharla Johnson from Singleton Reynolds, this session …
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Arbitrator adopts flexible timeline for evidence in TTC one-person subway operation grievance
An arbitrator has ruled that the union representing Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway operators can continue introducing evidence about the safety of one-person train operation (OPTO) until the … Free …
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PREMIUMB.C. court rules executive’s $450K settlement with Xos enforceable, adds punitive damages
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Bad hair day for Triple Hair as B.C. court orders $103K payout to former biotech executive
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered biotechnology firm Triple Hair Group to pay more than $103,000 to a former executive who was wrongfully dismissed and underpaid during his …
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County of Haliburton must face hearing on alleged OHS reprisal after firing probationary truck driver
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed an employer’s attempt to stop a health and safety reprisal complaint from proceeding to a hearing, finding a truck driver raised sufficient concerns …
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Employer cannot use safety legislation to shield itself from constructive dismissal, Ontario tribunal finds
A worker’s claim for constructive wrongful dismissal can proceed in civil court despite her former employer’s argument that workplace safety legislation bars the action, the Workplace Safety and Insur… Free …
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B.C. court refuses union’s bid to adjourn wrongful dismissal trial over unfinalized pleadings
The B.C. Supreme Court has refused to adjourn a wrongful dismissal trial scheduled for next year, rejecting a union’s argument that amended pleadings must be finalized before the case can …
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B.C. court rejects summary trial for flight controller fired after Vancouver airport gate incident
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has refused to hear a flight controller’s wrongful dismissal claim by summary trial, finding that two diametrically opposed versions of a workplace altercation require a …
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Tribunal defers Halton District School Board teacher’s disability discrimination case pending grievance
A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has deferred a disability discrimination complaint filed by a teacher against the Halton District School Board, finding the application raises similar is… Free …