The Federal Court has ruled that the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) decision to deny financial support to an individual under two pandemic relief programs was unreasonable, sending the matter back …
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FeaturedPrivacy
Nunavut’s privacy legislation often used as ‘proxy battleground’ for HR disputes: Commissioner
Nunavut’s privacy commissioner has called out the frequent use of the territory’s privacy legislation as a “proxy battleground” for human resources issues involving government employees. Commissioner Graham Steele made the …
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An Ontario tribunal has revoked the registration of a nurse after concluding that he sexually abused a patient in his care and breached multiple professional standards, including privacy obligations. In …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
Court of Appeal affirms amended note’s validity in investment advisor’s recruitment $461,000 bonus dispute
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal involving an investment advisor’s recruitment bonus and has confirmed that an amended promissory note is enforceable and supported by valid consideration. …
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By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because of abuses. But they …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Township of Ignace aims for appeal to Supreme Court of Canada in wrongful firing lawsuit
By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source The Township of Ignace wants to take its appeal of a wrongful dismissal case to the highest court in the land. Ignace lost its first appeal of …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Health care worker in Manitoba fired for ‘racist’ Facebook post about homicide victims
By Dave Baxter | Winnipeg Sun A rural Manitoba health-care worker has lost their job, after making online comments critical of a landfill search for remains of Indigenous women, comments that the Interlake-Eastern …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Security guard’s firing had nothing to do with his religion: Alberta Human Rights Tribunal
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint filed by a part-time security guard who alleged his former employer, Paladin Security Group, discriminated against him based on religious beliefs. …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator dismisses union grievance over four-day work week at Ontario Clean Water Agency
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance challenging the Ontario Clean Water Agency’s decision to assign Transmission Maintenance Employees (TMEs) to a five-day, eight-hour schedule (5 x 8), rather than …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Truck driver or construction worker? Sub-Terrain Excavating on hook for termination pay after misclassification dispute
An Alberta employment appeal body has confirmed an order requiring Sub-Terrain Excavating & Trucking Ltd. to pay termination pay in lieu of notice to a worker, who had been classified …
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