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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tribunal awards $95,000 after director sent explicit texts, made crude remarks to employee
A Toronto-area worker who endured months of crude sexual remarks and inappropriate conduct from her employer’s sole director has been awarded $95,000 in damages by the Human Rights Tribunal of …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Ontario doctor’s licence revoked for sexually abusing patient during 2010 appointment
The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal has revoked a doctor’s medical licence after finding he sexually abused a patient during a routine appointment in December 2010. The tribunal or… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Roofing worker fired for sexual harassment in Uber during modified work duties
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a sheet metal worker who masturbated in the back seat of an Uber vehicle while being transported to work as part of his… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Sales associate’s ‘times of the month’ comment about his boss leads to discrimination finding
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found OSL Retail Services liable for sex discrimination after a sales associate made sexist comments about his female manager before being terminated. The …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Worker awarded compensation after finding women’s underwear in locker
An Alberta worker who developed major depression after discovering what appeared to be a child’s underwear in his work locker has been granted compensation for a traumatic psychological injury. The …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Worker who hid new job for 4 months breached settlement, but didn’t void it: Ontario court
An Ontario court has ruled that a long-service employee who intentionally concealed his new job from his former employer for four months breached their settlement agreement but did not repudiate… …
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A British Columbia mining company must pay workers for time spent travelling to and from a remote mine site on employer-provided transportation, the province’s Employment Standards Tribunal has ruled…. Free …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator allows vacation grievance to proceed despite hospital making worker whole
An arbitrator has ruled that a union’s grievance over vacation entitlements during pregnancy and parental leave can proceed to a full hearing, even though the employer already provided the worker …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM B.C. pharmacy’s bitter pill: $150K for dismissing 77-year-old worker after 45 years
A British Columbia pharmacy has been ordered to pay $150,000 in damages after wrongfully dismissing a 77-year-old front store manager who had worked at the business for 45 years. The… …


