An Ontario judge has ordered Edward Jones Investments to answer questions about what company officials knew regarding a senior executive’s cancer diagnosis and when they knew it, in a wrongful… …
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Worker patted down over stolen keys allegation loses human rights case on limitation grounds
A worker who was physically patted down by a co-worker after being accused of stealing keys had her human rights application dismissed after filing it more than 10 months beyond …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union breached duty by failing to inform worker it abandoned termination grievance
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has found a union violated its duty of fair representation by not telling a worker it had decided to abandon her termination grievance, despite …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
School custodian’s grievance remains alive despite no-show at arbitration hearing
A custodian terminated by Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board has been granted a final opportunity to explain why he failed to attend his scheduled arbitration hearing, despite explicit warnings… Free …
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PREMIUM Alberta court upholds for-cause dismissal of assembly supervisor over missing safety clips
An Alberta court has upheld the for-cause dismissal of an assembly supervisor after a 40,000-pound van body detached from a truck chassis because required tie-down clips were never installed during… …
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PREMIUM Board declines to defer unfair labour practice complaint at University of Calgary to arbitration
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has declined to defer an unfair labour practice complaint to arbitration, finding the matter raises issues of statutory proportion that go beyond interpretation of the… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
B.C. shop steward’s complaint over union’s move to withdraw overtime grievance dismissed
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint from a shop steward who alleged his union breached its duty of fair representation by withdrawing a grievance about overtime …
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Union complaint from Edmonton transit worker over disability accommodation dispute dismissed
An Alberta transit worker’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union was dismissed as untimely and without merit after he failed to respond to the union’s repeated offers to …
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The Nova Scotia Labour Board has ruled it lacks jurisdiction to hear allegations of racial discrimination and harassment, striking those claims from a worker’s complaint while allowing his labour stan… …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Court rejects Landmark Aviation’s bid to dismiss constructive dismissal suit over timing dispute
An Alberta court has rejected an employer’s attempt to dismiss a constructive dismissal lawsuit on limitations grounds, finding genuine factual issues remain about when the worker’s employment actuall… Free Membership …