The Ontario Superior Court has ordered Prep Doctors and related companies to pay nearly $31,300 in costs after their motion to stay a wrongful dismissal and oppression claim was deemed …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Arbitrator awards nurse LTD benefits after insurer cut off payments during failed return to work
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Ontario will raise its minimum wage to $17.60 per hour on Oct. 1, up 40 cents from the current rate of $17.20, affecting more than 800,000 workers across the province. …
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FeaturedWorkplace InvestigationsWorkplace Violence
Federal court dismisses chief administrator’s challenge to workplace harassment finding
The Federal Court has dismissed an application for judicial review brought by the chief administrator of the Courts Administration Service after an investigator found evidence of workplace harassment … Free …
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FeaturedMental HealthWrongful Dismissal
Former government worker loses incapacity appeal amid wrongful dismissal fight
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed an appeal by a former federal government worker who challenged a ruling that she was incapable of consenting to treatment with antipsychotic medication, a …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Garda Canada security guard’s union complaint dismissed for delay, lack of evidence
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a security guard’s complaint that his union failed to represent him fairly in disputes with his employer, Garda Canada Security. The worker, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Carry Steel worker’s complaint against union dismissed after settlement deemed fair
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Carry Steel employee after finding a settlement offer from the union and employer …
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Mental HealthOccupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM WCAT denies mental-disorder claim after finding workplace gossip not the predominant cause
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The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia has upheld a decision that a worker’s permanent psychological impairment amounts to 40 per cent of total disability, rejecting his appeal … …
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Constructive DismissalSmall Claims CourtSubscriber Content
PREMIUM B.C. foreman loses constructive dismissal case after being asked to assist on factory floor
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