A Winnipeg teacher’s certificate cancellation — issued just 34 minutes after a different, less severe suspension letter had been sent to him in error — has been quashed by the …
-
-
Our Favourites
Bypassing 1,400 waiting candidates for a hire was not abuse of authority, board rules
A federal government worker who complained that a colleague was given a job ahead of roughly 1,400 candidates still waiting in an advertised hiring competition has lost her case before …
-
A Buddhist temple’s negligence lawsuit against its former volunteer treasurer, seeking more than $65,000 over allegedly missing donations, has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of British Columbia a… Free …
-
Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Working notice, then disability: Alberta court says damages fight isn’t over for worker with arthritis
A worker who became disabled during a 13-month working notice period is entitled to a trial on whether his long-term disability benefits should reduce his wrongful dismissal damages, the Court… …
-
FeaturedPrivacyWorkplace Investigations
Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner orders partial release of harassment complaint records
A former Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission employee has won access to additional records tied to a harassment complaint filed against two senior executives and a human resources staff member, after… …
-
An insurance brokerage’s lawsuit seeking more than $1.3 million from a former producer who took her book of business to a rival firm has been dismissed in its entirety by …
-
A Quebec man who told Canada’s Social Security Tribunal that its own panel members had been reported for multiple murders and homicides has lost his appeal for employment insurance benefits, …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsMental HealthOur Favourites
City of Saskatoon’s failure to probe mechanic’s bipolar disorder voids firing
A Saskatoon Fleet Services worker fired for chronic absenteeism has had his termination set aside after an arbitration board found the city failed to look further into his bipolar disorder …
-
Our Favourites
Worker’s WhatsApp messages beat employer’s paystubs in wage dispute at Halifax drywall company
A drywall taper who tracked his daily hours over WhatsApp has been awarded $5,241.60 in unpaid wages and vacation pay after the Nova Scotia Labour Board found his employer’s paystubs, …
-
FeaturedImmigration
Expired Manitoba Technology Accelerator letter sinks work permit bid for foreign entrepreneur
A foreign entrepreneur’s bid for judicial review of a refused work permit has been dismissed by the Federal Court, which found nothing unreasonable in an immigration officer’s decision to reject …