A British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim by the former manager of a Penticton liquor store and ordered him to repay more than $814,000 to the… …
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IESO hybrid work not covered by telework clause, arbitrator rules
The Independent Electricity System Operator’s hybrid work model does not fall within the definition of teleworking in its collective agreement with the Society of United Professionals, an Ontario labo… Free …
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PREMIUM Statistics Canada supervisor fired for falsifying monitoring reports over four-month period
A federal labour board has upheld the termination of a Statistics Canada call centre supervisor who submitted false quality monitoring reports on 41 occasions over roughly four months, finding that… …
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Dental patient’s claim that bad bridgework cost her job rejected in Ontario review
An Ontario dental oversight board has confirmed a decision to take no further action against a Toronto-area dentist after a patient alleged his temporary bridgework left her teeth so unattractive …
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Worker who built rival software on his own time can keep copyright, Ontario’s top court rules
A senior software developer who secretly built a competing product while employed at a London, Ont., tech company kept copyright in that software because he developed it outside his assigned …
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PREMIUM Ontario court awards $450K in legal costs against founder who misappropriated funds, defied orders
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered a company founder to pay $450,000 in legal costs after he was found to have breached his fiduciary duties, engaged in oppression,… …
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Federal Court of Appeal orders RCMP review body to clear years-old appeals backlog within six months
The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee to issue findings and recommendations on a group of RCMP members’ outstanding appeals within six …
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Nuclear lab loses bid to force more details from gender discrimination claimant after 20-month delay
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a motion by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to strike a former employee’s constructive dismissal claim and compel additional particulars, finding the … Free …
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PREMIUM B.C. worker ordered to pay law firm $5K after failing to prove negligence or written-off invoice
A British Columbia worker who refused to pay her employment lawyer’s invoice — claiming the firm was negligent and had agreed to forgive the debt — has been ordered to… …
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Manitoba security guard owed $2,400 in unpaid wages, but nothing for termination pay: Board
A Manitoba security guard is owed more than $2,400 in unpaid wages after the Manitoba Labour Board reduced a payment order against his former employer, finding the worker had resigned …