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Employer LiabilityFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Brewery owner found responsible for brewmaster’s fatal fall following after-hours drinking
A Nova Scotia brewery has been found in violation of provincial liquor regulations after failing to maintain “orderly control” of its premises in a case involving the tragic death of …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tight workspace at Subway – not sexual harassment – caused accidental physical contact: Tribunal
A human rights complaint alleging workplace sexual harassment at a Subway restaurant in Fort McMurray, Alta., has been dismissed after the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found the physical contact expe… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Investigations
CN Rail ordered to pay nearly $35,000 in two separate harassment cases
CN Rail has been ordered to pay a total of $34,500 in two separate harassment cases after an arbitrator found it failed to properly investigate employee complaints and allowed intimidation …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Human rights complaint against Red Lobster, filed by ex-boyfriend without alleged victim’s consent, tossed by tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has granted a request to withdraw two applications after determining they were filed without proper consent from the alleged victim of workplace discrimination and… …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds employment contract limiting termination pay to ESA minimums
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision dismissing a wrongful dismissal claim, confirming that properly worded employment agreements can successfully limit an employee’s entitlem… Free Membership …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court blasts employer’s ‘hard line’ approach, awards maximum costs available in wrongful dismissal case
An Ontario employer’s “hard-line approach” and unreasonable settlement position in a wrongful dismissal case has resulted in the court ordering the maximum costs allowable under simplified procedure r… Free Membership …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Starbucks manager, fired for remark to non-binary staffer, awarded $50K for wrongful dismissal
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Firing of Brandt Tractor salesperson after customer complaint unjustified: Court
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that a tractor sales company did not have just cause to terminate a 56-year-old salesperson with 18 years of service following a …
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