The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld Metrolinx’s termination of five transit employees who made sexually harassing comments about a female colleague in a private WhatsApp group, overturning an arbit… …
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Parole Board of Canada wrongfully dismissed harassment grievances after medical leave: Court
A Federal Court judge has ordered the Parole Board of Canada to reconsider three grievances filed by a senior executive who alleged harassment and discrimination following her return from medical …
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Former McMaster U worker’s bid to challenge labour board ruling after years-long delay dismissed
An Ontario court has dismissed an employee’s attempt to challenge a labour relations board decision after he waited nearly four years to seek judicial review, despite filing more than a …
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Hospital in North Bay, Ont., can’t deny weekend shifts to avoid premium pay: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that North Bay Regional Health Centre cannot refuse to offer weekend call-in shifts to part-time employees simply because working those shifts would trigger premium pay entitle… …
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Alberta court upholds layoffs of union workers who refused COVID-19 shift changes at Nutrien
An Alberta court has dismissed a union’s challenge to the layoff of three boilermakers during the early COVID-19 pandemic, ruling that an employer acted within its rights when it laid …
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PREMIUMArbitrator orders Wescast to pay $11.5 million to laid-off workers
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Town of Whitby violated collective agreements by allowing part-time staff to exceed 24-hour weekly limit
An arbitrator has ruled the Town of Whitby violated both its full-time and part-time collective agreements with CUPE Local 53 by allowing part-time employees to work beyond contractual hour limits …
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Arbitrator gives SEIU green light to pursue discrimination, reprisal claims in probationary employee’s firing
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that the union representing a probationary employee terminated by Mainstay Community Housing can proceed with claims under the Human Rights Code and the Occupational He… …
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Unifor failed to prove restructuring package denial at Bombardier plant: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance claiming Bombardier improperly withheld restructuring packages from employees, finding the union failed to provide evidence supporting its case. Unifor Lo… Free Membership Required …
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Atco is true employer at remote work camp despite joint venture arrangement: Board
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has determined that Atco Frontec Ltd. is the true employer of workers at the BHP Jansen Discovery Lodge, rejecting the company’s argument that a joint …