A bankruptcy trustee must turn over correspondence exchanged with two valuation experts it hired, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled, in a dispute over a creditor’s $25-million profit-sha… …
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Ontario dentist found guilty of misconduct over threats, slurs against staff
A Kanata, Ontario dentist has been found guilty of professional misconduct after a discipline panel concluded he called a dental assistant “white trash,” threatened to “decapitate” another staff membe… Free …
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BC tribunal dismisses mechanic’s disability complaint against Williams Machinery
A Kelowna heavy equipment mechanic’s human rights complaint against his former employer has been dismissed after the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal found the company met its duty to accommodat… …
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GO Transit contractor Alstom ordered to reinstate conductor fired after refusing drug test
A conductor with Alstom Transport Canada Inc., the contractor that operates and maintains GO Transit’s rail fleet for Metrolinx, who was fired after refusing a post-incident drug and alcohol test …
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PREMIUM Ottawa ordered to pay $28K to computer engineer with PTSD for denying remote work
A computer engineer with post-traumatic stress disorder has been awarded $28,000 in damages and ordered accommodated with telework for at least two years, after Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada… …
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B.C. court approves $4.5-million WestJet harassment settlement for flight attendants
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved a $4.5-million settlement in a class action alleging WestJet Airlines failed to protect female flight attendants from workplace harassment. The court… Free …
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A temporary foreign worker has been awarded an additional $1,800 in wages after the British Columbia Employment Standards Tribunal found that rent payments she made to her employer’s principals amount… …
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PREMIUM WorkSafeBC breached labour deal with unilateral return-to-office mandate: Arbitrator
WorkSafeBC breached its collective agreement with the Compensation Employees’ Union when it required thousands of bargaining unit employees to return to the office on a fixed weekly schedule without their… …
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Tidewater’s bid to overturn mariner’s overtime pay win dismissed by BC court
Tidewater Transportation Canada Inc.’s attempt to overturn a labour arbitrator’s order to compensate a senior mariner for lost overtime work has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of British Columbia… …
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Hamilton Health Sciences ordered to pay nurses double-time for callback shifts
Three Hamilton Health Sciences nurses who accepted callback shifts within 24 hours of finishing their regular tours are entitled to double-time pay for those shifts, a labour arbitrator has ruled. …