The Alberta Health Service (AHS) failed to accommodate a registered nurse who was neurodivergent and struggled under managers who didn’t follow an accommodation agreement, an arbitrator has ruled. It awarded …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Unrepentant worker fired after discussing co-worker’s sexual orientation on her podcast
A B.C. legal assistant who hosted an after-hours podcast in which she discussed a co-worker’s sexual orientation and made insensitive remarks was fired by her employer. The company cited her …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedRecommended
City of Edmonton can’t force transit drivers to pay for tickets issued by photo radar, red light cameras: Arbitrator
The City of Edmonton can no longer require its unionized transit drivers to automatically pay fines for speeding and running red lights that are issued by photo radar and cameras, …
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Saskatchewan union that ‘did nothing’ to help fired worker ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in damages
A public sector union in Saskatchewan has been ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in damages to a fired worker it failed to represent properly. That includes more than $200,000 in …
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Did management at forest products company manipulate timesheets to avoid overtime?
A New Brunswick arbitrator has rejected a claim by Unifor that management at a forest products company were manipulating timesheets to minimize the amount of overtime paid to workers. Unifor …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Fleming College’s decision to layoff staff without 90-day notice justified by pandemic: Arbitrator
Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough, Ont., was not required to give 90 days’ notice of layoffs to unionized staff during the pandemic, an arbitrator has ruled, because the circumstances …
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Calgary firefighter who quit in protest over vaccine mandate has case tossed by labour board
A Calgary firefighter who resigned in protest over the city’s mandatory COVID vaccination policy, and accused his union of breaching its duty of fair representation, has had his case rejected …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Toronto company justified in firing carpet thief: Court
Multy Home, a Toronto-based company that manufactures and sells rugs, was justified in firing a unionized worker who stole two carpets and provided a strange explanation for his actions, the …
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ORNGE air ambulance workers getting retroactive raises in wake of court ruling
Workers at ORNGE, Ontario’s air ambulance service, are receiving retroactive raises after a court struck down Bill 124, known as the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
UFCW justified in withdrawing grievance in light of video evidence of worker’s time theft: Board
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union was justified in withdrawing a grievance after a worker was caught on camera engaging in time theft twice, the Alberta Labour Relations …