A gay worker who was terminated after reporting a homophobic slur from a teenage colleague has won his human rights complaint against a British Columbia building centre, with the tribunal… …
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Ontario law clerk fired after 10 days on the job awarded three months’ pay
An Ontario law clerk fired 10 days into a three-month probationary period has been awarded three months’ pay in lieu of notice after a Small Claims Court judge found the …
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has partially granted a motion by the Toronto-Dominion Bank to strike five witnesses from a complainant’s list in a discrimination case, while ordering the bank …
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PREMIUM Canada Life firing over worker’s benefit fraud upheld by Ontario tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination claim brought by a former licensing administrator at The Canada Life Assurance Company, finding the insurer terminated her employment based… …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination and reprisal complaint filed by a former Toronto Transit Commission worker who was terminated in January 2021 after attending work …
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Arbitrator allows union to rely on Ontario school board’s legal advice reference
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation can rely on a Greater Essex County District School Board human resources coordinator’s reference to legal advice she received, after an arbitrator dis… Free …
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A correctional officer who returned to work after a previous post-traumatic stress disorder claim has won her appeal at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia, with the tribunal… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. tribunal trims part-time cook’s prohibited action remedy to one month
A part-time weekend cook fired by a small British Columbia restaurant after raising a workplace bullying complaint is entitled to roughly one month of additional wage-loss, tips and interest — …
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FeaturedProfessional MisconductWorkplace Investigations
Ontario court tosses teacher’s bid to challenge HRPA complaints decision in wake of workplace investigation
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed an application for judicial review brought by a teacher who sought to overturn a Human Resources Professionals Association Complaints Committee decision, fin… Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Randstad ordered to pay nearly nearly $200K for reprisal firing in Ontario
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ordered Randstad Canada to pay a former employee nearly $200,000 in compensation after finding the staffing firm fired her in reprisal for filing a… …