The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted partial summary judgment to a former director of Equestrian Canada, awarding her four months’ notice for wrongful dismissal while sending her long-term… …
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Constructive DismissalEmployment ContractsFeatured
Edmonton headstone seller constructively dismissed after being pressured to sign new contract
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has ordered an Edmonton memorial company to pay 15 months’ compensation to a long-serving sales manager who resigned after being pressured to sign …
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PREMIUM Federal board revokes Correctional Service of Canada appointment, finds abuse of authority
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has ordered the Correctional Service of Canada to revoke the indeterminate appointment of a regional officer in the Quebec region after… …
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The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has dismissed a staffing complaint from a worker at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada who alleged abuse of authority when the… …
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A British Columbia recruitment agency that placed an associate lawyer with a Vancouver law firm has won $4,500 in restitution, even though the Provincial Court of British Columbia found no …
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of Prince George worker’s vaccine mandate lawsuit
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a former City of Prince George employee who argued he was constructively dismissed when placed on unpaid leave for …
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PREMIUM Vaughan, Ont., firefighter wins right to apply for training officer role past age 60
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that the City of Vaughan breached its collective agreement and the Ontario Human Rights Code when it refused to consider a 60-year-old suppression firefighter for… …
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Alberta daycare worker fired for cause after pulling child’s hair
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has overturned an employment standards order that required a Fort McKay First Nation daycare to pay nearly $10,000 in termination pay to a former early …
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A worker fired for allegedly breaching a collective agreement’s absence policy has been cleared to receive Employment Insurance benefits after the Social Security Tribunal of Canada found the Canada E… …
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PREMIUM Ontario’s top court upholds dismissal of healthcare workers’ vaccine lawsuit
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has dismissed an appeal brought by more than 400 current and former healthcare workers who challenged the striking of their lawsuit against the provincial… …