An Alberta court has upheld the for-cause dismissal of a vice-president of business development who misrepresented his academic qualifications on a job application, finding the deliberate misrepresent… Free Membership Required …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Federal Court tosses tech worker’s employee’s wrongful dismissal and copyright claim
A former employee of a software company has had her Federal Court claim thrown out after a judge found the court had no jurisdiction over her wrongful dismissal allegations and …
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AccommodationFeatured
Federal Court dismisses CRA auditor’s judicial review after parental leave screening dispute
A federal auditor who was screened out of a job competition after parental leave reduced his qualifying experience below the minimum threshold has lost his bid to have that decision …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Atura Power worker who left at 44 did not ‘retire,’ arbitrator rules, blocking post-retirement benefits
A mechanical technician who left Atura Power after 10 years of service at age 44 was not entitled to post-retirement benefits under the collective agreement because he did not “retire”… …
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An Ontario Provincial Police officer who sought access to records from two separate investigations — one into an incident in which he was identified as a victim and another into …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Chatham-Kent’s search for records on deputy CAO role creation was reasonable: Privacy commissioner
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has dismissed an appeal challenging the Municipality of Chatham-Kent’s response to a freedom of information request seeking records about the creati… Free Membership …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Edmonton LPN fired after solo tracheostomy procedure and theft of resident’s dessert
A licensed practical nurse at a continuing care facility in Edmonton was properly discharged after performing a tracheostomy ties change without assistance and stealing a dessert meant for residents, … …
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Ontario’s Divisional Court has upheld most of a certified class action alleging that Pizza Nova delivery drivers were misclassified as independent contractors, while striking down a conspiracy claim t… Free …
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PREMIUM New Brunswick pub ordered to pay worker $5.5K after liquor shortage dispute led to firing
A New Brunswick pub has been ordered to pay a former bartender and shift supervisor more than $5,500 after the province’s Labour and Employment Board found her termination was connected… …
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FeaturedSmall Claims CourtWrongful Dismissal
B.C. worker loses claims against former employer over dismissal, earrings, and police report
A British Columbia worker who alleged workplace bullying, wrongful dismissal, and a false police report by her former employer has had all her claims dismissed by the Civil Resolution Tribunal. …


