A detained psychiatric patient fighting an employment standards complaint against a Barrie-area mental health hospital has secured a path to a hearing on the merits — but a dispute over …
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AccommodationFeatured
‘Just because she is a mother’: B.C. worker wins discrimination case after maternity leave return blocked
A British Columbia immigration consulting firm discriminated against a returning worker based on sex and family status when it treated her in a humiliating manner and then terminated her employment, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsJust CauseSubscriber Content
PREMIUM City of Toronto right to fire rec worker over armed robbery conviction
The City of Toronto had just cause to terminate a part-time recreation worker convicted of armed robbery, an arbitrator has ruled, finding that the criminal record barred the worker from… …
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PREMIUM B.C. convenience store discriminated against worker with seizures, tribunal rules
A British Columbia convenience store and its owners discriminated against a worker with disabilities by barring her service dog from the workplace, subjecting her to hurtful comments about her condition,… …
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A Syrian refugee who worked at a British Columbia childcare centre and alleged he was paid less than his female coworkers, had wages withheld after his termination, and was fired …
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint by a former cannabis security manager who alleged his employer failed to consider his anxiety, depression, and addiction relapse be… …
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HR News Canada and HR Law Canada will host a half-day virtual conference on artificial intelligence in the Canadian workplace this spring. Artificial Intelligence Talks 2026 runs on May 21 …
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Alberta court upholds dismissal of discrimination complaints by two Black workers at seniors home
Two Black workers who alleged racial discrimination and retaliation by their employer, a publicly funded Alberta seniors housing organization, have failed in their bid to overturn a tribunal ruling th… …
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Account manager at Alberta sign company loses appeal for extra termination pay, unpaid commissions
An Alberta worker who argued he was owed four weeks of termination pay and more than two years of unpaid commissions has lost his appeal before the Alberta Labour Relations …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Holi powder toss at B.C. gas station becomes workers’ comp question
A British Columbia gas station worker’s wrongful dismissal claim against her employer and a co-worker has been partly diverted through the workers’ compensation system after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal… …


