A former chief executive officer has been awarded more than $184,000 in damages after his employer failed to pay the severance outlined in his employment contract, according to an Ontario …
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PREMIUM🔒Employee who discussed retirement for two years loses wrongful dismissal claim
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A Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination case filed by a female entertainment industry worker after finding her claims fell outside the one-year filing deadline required under Ontario’s … …
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Former jail guard with PTSD who refused customer service job wins workers’ comp appeal
A Nova Scotia worker with post-traumatic stress disorder has successfully appealed a decision that reduced his benefits after he refused a customer service position, with a tribunal finding the job …
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B.C. court refuses to quash human rights complaint over workplace injury discrimination
The BC Supreme Court has refused to overturn a human rights tribunal’s decision allowing a discrimination complaint to proceed, even though the complainant provided limited medical evidence to support… Free …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination complaint brought by a Chinese Canadian man against Toronto Employment and Social Services, finding that staff at a city-run employm… …
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PREMIUM🔒Federal Court of Appeal upholds rejection of age discrimination claim in CRA promotion dispute
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Grievance over contracted workers at long-term care home dismissed after years of inaction
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance by SEIU Local 1 Canada that sought to bring workers employed by Compass Group Canada at a Toronto long-term care facility under its bargaining …
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Non-union civil servants dismissed without cause in Nova Scotia will now be eligible for up to 80 weeks of severance under new regulations the province says will bring more clarity …
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Algoma Steel breached agreement by contracting out labourer work amid layoffs, arbitrator rules
Algoma Steel Inc. violated its collective agreement with the United Steelworkers of America, Local 2251, when it contracted out general labourer work while simultaneously laying off or terminating une… Free …