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The Ontario government has introduced proposed changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 that would prohibit employers from requiring workers to pay for mandatory uniforms or deducting those costs… Free …

A tenured University of British Columbia professor who was fired 22 minutes before polls closed in a union presidential election has failed in his bid to prove his union breached… …

A Newfoundland and Labrador arbitrator has upheld the discharge of a licensed practical nurse employed at a long-term care facility after finding she took and shared a photograph of a… …

A British Columbia public service employee who filed three separate complaints alleging bullying, harassment, and misuse of managerial authority has had all of his claims dismissed following a hearing before… …

A mineral processing company in British Columbia dismissed a lab technician with 35 years of service without just cause after failing to properly accommodate a chronic migraine condition or warn… …

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) violated its duty to accommodate a worker with chronic mental health disabilities by placing him on compulsory sick leave rather than permitting him to work from… …

The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against Unifor, Local Union No. 288, finding the union acted reasonably when it withdrew grievances on behalf… …

A federal labour board has dismissed a grievance filed by a former Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research technician who alleged his termination was discriminatory, made in bad faith, and amounted… …

The federal government will launch a new Employment Insurance Board of Appeal on April 1, 2026, replacing the existing General Division of the Social Security Tribunal for first-level EI appeals. …

The federal government will raise the federal minimum wage to $18.15 per hour on April 1, 2026, a 2.1% increase tied to last year’s inflation rate. The new rate applies …