The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint filed by a former Unifor Local 111 employee, finding that a settlement agreement she signed with her employer barred… …
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Warehouse worker on retirement transition plan reinstated after being fired for alleged poor productivity
A British Columbia arbitrator has overturned the termination of a long-service warehouse worker who failed to consistently meet engineered productivity standards, finding the employer’s mechanical app… Free Membership Required To …
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British Columbia’s Ministry of Attorney General is accepting nominations for the 2026 King’s Counsel designation, the province’s highest professional recognition for lawyers. Nominations opened May 25… Free Membership Required To …
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A fuel technician has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and fined $10,000 plus a victim surcharge for fuel safety violations in Ontario. The Ontario Court of Justice handed …
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Ontario law clerk fired after 10 days on the job awarded three months’ pay
An Ontario law clerk fired 10 days into a three-month probationary period has been awarded three months’ pay in lieu of notice after a Small Claims Court judge found the …
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has partially granted a motion by the Toronto-Dominion Bank to strike five witnesses from a complainant’s list in a discrimination case, while ordering the bank …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination and reprisal complaint filed by a former Toronto Transit Commission worker who was terminated in January 2021 after attending work …
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Arbitrator allows union to rely on Ontario school board’s legal advice reference
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation can rely on a Greater Essex County District School Board human resources coordinator’s reference to legal advice she received, after an arbitrator dis… Free …
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A correctional officer who returned to work after a previous post-traumatic stress disorder claim has won her appeal at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia, with the tribunal… …
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B.C. tribunal trims part-time cook’s prohibited action remedy to one month
A part-time weekend cook fired by a small British Columbia restaurant after raising a workplace bullying complaint is entitled to roughly one month of additional wage-loss, tips and interest — …

