A CPA who took confidential documents from his former employer with the intention to use them in a wrongful dismissal action against the company has been ordered to return the …
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B.C. Court of Appeal overturns injunction against former pet food store worker who badmouthed company online
A former employee of a pet food maker in British Columbia, who bad-mouthed the company in online posts, has successfully appealed a court-ordered injunction that barred her from making any …
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In a celebration of the unquenchable thirst for knowledge within the legal community, the Employment Lawyers Association of Ontario (ELAO) is all set to bring together the entirety of the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
CN Rail ordered to reinstate worker fired over unsubstantiated threats linked to federal election, vaccinations
CN Rail has been ordered to reinstate a long-tenured worker it fired after he allegedly threated to hurt people during a conversation with a co-worker about the results of the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedRecommendedWorkplace Violence
Nova Scotia Labour Board upholds Boilermakers’ expulsion of apprentice who consumed 30 drinks, struck union official
A Nova Scotia union was justified in kicking a worker out of its apprenticeship training program and stripping him of his membership after he consumed more thank 30 alcoholic drinks …
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Correctional Services of Canada’s firing of guard with history of tardiness, DUI charges upheld
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a former prison guard’s bid to overturn a decision by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board regarding his termination from …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Former Airways Transit VP awarded 25-months’ severance, $30,000 in punitive damages for constructive dismissal
An Ontario court has determined that a former vice-president at Airways Transit Service, who was laid off amid the COVID-19 pandemic and never reinstated, was constructively dismissed. The 53-year-ol… To …
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Principals’ meeting with teacher, where allegations were unveiled and home assignment announced, was not disciplinary: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has dismissed a preliminary motion filed by a teachers’ federation seeking to void the termination of a secondary school teacher in Ontario. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Feder… …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
30-month notice period for former Avaya Canada worker upheld by Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a 30-month notice period for a professional engineer who was wrongfully terminated by Avaya Canada. Avaya had appealed the ruling, partially over …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
‘Exceptional circumstances’: Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 27-month reasonable notice period for IBM worker
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by IBM Canada Inc., affirming a lower court’s decision in favour of an employee who filed a wrongful dismissal claim. The …