The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has found that a Burnaby-based taxi company breached the statutory freeze under the province’s Labour Relations Code when it contracted out the work of …
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Worker’s mental disorder claim allowed after manager mocked safety concerns
A youth justice worker in British Columbia has won her appeal for workers’ compensation after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found her manager bullied and harassed her in response to …
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B.C. tribunal upholds painter’s firing despite harassment complaint timing
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has dismissed a probationary worker’s appeal alleging his employer terminated him in retaliation for raising a bullying and harassment complaint, finding the … Free Membership …
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WCAT revives B.C. worker’s PTSD claim filed 12 days late
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has allowed a British Columbia public servant’s mental disorder claim to proceed on its merits, finding special circumstances — including a functional neurolo… Free Membership …
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The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has certified to the Supreme Court of British Columbia that any psychological injury alleged by a former human resources director in her counterclaim against … …
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PREMIUM HR’s disclosure of worker’s sexual orientation a significant stressor: WCAT
A landscaping company truck driver has won his appeal at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal of British Columbia after the panel found that the unauthorized disclosure of his sexual orientation… …
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Ontario paramedic loses grievance over ACP-only shift designations
The Corporation of the County of Frontenac did not violate a primary care paramedic’s seniority rights when it designated certain positions as exclusively for advanced care paramedics during a service… …
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The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission is mourning the death of Randy Dickinson, a longtime disability rights advocate who chaired the commission from 2010 to 2015 and served as a …
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Newfoundland and Labrador has appointed lawyer Keri-Lynn Power to lead a statutory review of the province’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. Justice Minister Helen Conway Ott… …
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The Federal Court has set aside a decision refusing permanent residence to an Indian citizen under the Agri-Food Pilot Program, finding the immigration officer’s reasoning did not justify the conclusi… …