An Ontario court has refused to dismiss a wrongful dismissal action that has been working its way through the courts for more than a decade, finding that despite inordinate delay, …
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Board dismisses CBSA worker’s abuse of authority complaint over single-candidate appointment
A federal labour board has dismissed a complaint by a Canada Border Services Agency employee who alleged the agency abused its authority by appointing a single candidate to a senior …
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Global Affairs Canada discriminated over child’s disability in Kenya posting dispute, board finds
A federal adjudicator has found that Global Affairs Canada discriminated against a foreign service officer when it cancelled his posting to Nairobi, Kenya, after relying solely on a Health Canada …
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PREMIUM Exchange Hotel Vancouver violated labour code with anti-union communications: Labour board
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has ruled that the operator of Exchange Hotel Vancouver breached provincial labour law by sending employees communications that cast doubt on a union’s motives during… …
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Federal court stays removal of Indian-born truck driver caught in flagpoling rule dispute
A federal court has stayed the deportation of an Indian-born commercial truck driver facing removal to India after finding he raised a serious legal challenge to an exclusion order issued …
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Labour board designates essential services at B.C. Safety Authority amid labour dispute
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has issued an essential services designation order covering the British Columbia Safety Authority following an agreement between the employer and its union on which ser… …
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Nova Scotia Labour Board dismisses ambulance operator’s application, finds essential services agreement void
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed an application by an ambulance services provider seeking a declaration that its essential services agreement deprived it of a meaningful right to lock …
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Saskatchewan worker owed $41K in unpaid overtime after flat-rate pay scheme fails legal test
A Saskatchewan trucking company must pay a former driver more than $41,000 in unpaid overtime after a labour board ruled that a flat-rate wage arrangement that substituted a production bonus …
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PREMIUM B.C. court upholds three-year fixed-term contract in Roth IAMS engineering business sale
A British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed both sides of an appeal arising from a dispute between an Ontario engineering firm and a B.C. engineer who sold his consulting… …
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Firefighter’s 20-year-old lawsuit against City of St. John’s tossed for want of prosecution
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has dismissed a former firefighter’s lawsuit against the City of St. John’s and his union after finding the case sat dormant for nearly a decade, …


