A former 46-year-old employee at a motorhome dealership in Ontario has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting two female colleagues in the workplace. …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Saskatchewan company didn’t have cause to fire worker who fell, lied about location: Labour Board
A Saskatchewan employer has lost its bid to have an arbitration ruling overturned involving an employee it fired after he suffered a workplace fall. The employee, LW, began working for …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Toronto PSW fired after extended stay in India over lack of communication with employer following approved leave
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a personal support worker (PSW) at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto after she didn’t return to work following an approved …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court rejects employer’s bid to hold its insurance provider, Sun Life, responsible for disability benefits for worker claiming wrongful dismissal
In a recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, a wrongful termination lawsuit took an interesting turn involving the question of disability benefits and third-party liability. The pla… …
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A Canada Post employee, referred to here as DM, argued that any action labeled as misconduct under the Employment Insurance Act should have been specified as such in the initial …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Calgary server who was placed on unpaid leave of absence over COVID vaccine refusal was not constructively dismissed: Court
A server at Calgary’s Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre who refused to get vaccinated and was placed on an unpaid leave of absence as a result was not constructively dismissed, …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedRecommendedWrongful Dismissal
Former Sotheby’s real estate agent awarded 11 months’ severance after fixed-term contract terminated
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded damages to a former real estate agent of Max Wright Real Estate Corporation, operating as Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, after the company …
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AccommodationFeatured
Workers can’t expect ‘perfect solution’ in accommodation, tribunal rules in dismissing allergy-related complaint against health authority
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint by a worker against her employer, the Interior Health Authority (IHA), over a chemical allergy. The worker, TS, had alleged …
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AccommodationFeatured
B.C. human rights tribunal allows complaint over breach of accommodation agreement involving bakery worker at Safeway to proceed
A former bakery helper at a Safeway grocery store has had a part of her discrimination complaint slated for a hearing by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. The complaint, …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
B.C. human rights tribunal rejects bid by city to toss complaint from worker who alleged sexual harassment, assault by councillor
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has rejected an application from a unnamed municipality to dismiss a complaint from a long-term female employee who alleged that she faced sexual harassment …