An Ontario court has awarded a 65-year-old laboratory manager 26 months’ notice following his dismissal without cause after four decades of continuous employment with a liquid chemical services compan… Free …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker’s DFR complaint dismissed despite concern over rep’s contradictory statements on vacation time
An Alberta worker who retired after using up his front-loaded vacation time — believing his union had told him he was entitled to keep it — has had his duty… …
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Mission Hill Vineyards worker denied severance after winter freeze triggers winery layoffs
A British Columbia arbitrator has dismissed a grievance seeking severance pay for a winery worker laid off following a catastrophic winter freeze, finding that a significant reduction in operations do… …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video sinks WSIB claimant who said he couldn’t lift a phone
A Mississauga, Ont., man has been convicted of knowingly making false and misleading statements to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) about his functional abilities while collecting loss-of-earnings benefits,… …
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PREMIUM Amazon worker, found not criminally responsible for killing his father, loses job after touching female co-worker’s head
A man under a detention order after being found not criminally responsible for killing his father was readmitted to a forensic psychiatric facility in 2025 following a workplace incident at… …
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Privacy commissioner discontinues review after University of Saskatchewan releases employee file
A Saskatchewan privacy review has been discontinued after the University of Saskatchewan released an employee’s complete central HR personnel file, rendering the dispute over whether the original requ… Free Membership …
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Whole Foods worker ordered to post $7,500 security for costs in B.C. appeal
A British Columbia Court of Appeal chambers judge has ordered a former Whole Foods Market worker to post $7,500 in security for costs before her wrongful dismissal appeal can proceed, …
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PREMIUM Alberta’s top court upholds constructive dismissal ruling against provincial government
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed both an appeal and a cross-appeal arising from the constructive dismissal of a long-serving provincial government director, upholding findings that the employer failed… …
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PREMIUM Saskatchewan Court of Appeal allows Nutrien judicial review of COVID-19 arbitration ruling
Saskatchewan’s top court has ruled that Nutrien’s challenge to an arbitrator’s decision on a COVID-19 immunity provision can proceed to judicial review before the underlying arbitration on the merits is… …
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OPP Association case tossed after worker files competing civil and human rights claims on same facts
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a human rights application from a Nigerian Canadian woman who alleged race-based discrimination and wrongful termination by the Ontario Provincial Po… Free …