British Columbia employers will need to hold positions for up to 27 weeks for employees recovering from serious illness or injury under proposed amendments to the Employment Standards Act announced …
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Workplace News
Ontario introduces automatic credential recognition for healthcare workers as it aims to reduce barriers
Ontario will automatically recognize credentials for doctors and nurses licensed in other Canadian provinces under legislation introduced Monday, part of a broader push to reduce regulatory barriers and speed up …
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FeaturedLegal NewsWrongful Dismissal
Court rejects Diamond & Diamond motion to strike wrongful dismissal claim from former lawyer
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an attempt by Diamond & Diamond Lawyers to strike or narrow a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a former lawyer who alleges …
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A worker who received a $16,000 settlement from his former employer after losing his job will have that payment treated as earnings under the Employment Insurance Act, the Social Security …
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FeaturedJust Cause
Ontario court upholds firing for cause after worker defrauded family business of $553,000
An Ontario court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim and upheld the termination for cause of a worker who defrauded his employer of more than $553,000 through a fraudulent invoicing …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Clean Water Works loses novel bid to void $350,000 termination pay order
An Ontario tribunal has rejected an employer’s attempt to escape a $350,000 termination payment by arguing that provisions never written into the employment agreement should be implied into it — …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM CBSA termination of border services officer upheld over sexual harassment of student officer
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Labour board rejects Saskatchewan’s bid to toss union complaint over Marshal wage talks
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has rejected an application by the Government of Saskatchewan to summarily dismiss a complaint from the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SG… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Doepker ordered to reinstate worker fired for ‘malicious gossip’ after reporting drug-use suspicions
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 …