An Ontario court has tossed out an amended statement of claim filed by nearly 500 plaintiffs against 54 health care entities alongside the Government of Ontario and several of its…
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Lack of clear warnings, no opportunity for improvement sink Alberta employer’s just cause case
An Alberta Labour Relations Board appeal panel has upheld a decision that Arbor Tech Utility Services did not have just cause to terminate a former safety administrator. The dispute stemmed…
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B.C. tribunal allows late-filed harassment complaint to proceed, cites worker’s mental health issues
A late-filed human rights complaint alleging sexual harassment and discrimination will go before the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, after it found “it is in the public interest to allow…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. tribunal denies request for reconsideration in workplace discrimination case involving former staffer at District of Taylor
A former employee of the District of Taylor who alleged sex discrimination in her job has had her request for reconsideration of an earlier decision rejected by the British Columbia…
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Sex discrimination complaint against B.C. dental clinic dismissed by human rights tribunal
A complaint alleging sex discrimination within a dental clinic’s workplace has been dismissed by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal found that none of the complainant’s allegations that…
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds damages in Dufault, a closely-watched contract dispute over ESA compliance
Ontario’s top court has upheld an order requiring the Corporation of the Township of Ignace to pay nearly $160,000 in damages to a former employee after finding the employment contract’s…
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FeaturedPrivacy
N.L.’s labour board justified in withholding records related to posting of cases to CanLII: Privacy commissioner
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Labour Relations Board was justified in refusing to disclose certain internal communications and draft materials related to two of its decisions, citing a provision that shields quasi-judicial…
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By Peter Vaughan, Nottingham Trent University It’s the start of the Christmas holidays and we will soon be settling down to excitedly unpacking the contents of our stockings and unwrapping…
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
B.C. court rejects fired worker’s attempt to obtain employer’s investigative report amid whistleblower safety concerns
A British Columbia Supreme Court ruling has rejected a fired worker’s attempt to access an employer’s confidential investigative report tied to his termination, citing privacy and safety risks to third-party…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
New Brunswick Department of Education failed to protect school staff from violent student: Arbitrator
The New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development violated its duty to enforce workplace safety measures, resulting in repeated physical harm to school staff at the hands of…
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