A former manager at CN Rail, fired for allegedly failing to adequately respond to complaints of sexual harassment, has been awarded 24 months’ notice after a Manitoba court ruled he …
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Ex-school board employee ordered to cover full legal fees for improper liens against worker in vaccination policy fallout
An Ontario court has awarded full indemnity costs of nearly $23,000 to a group of people affiliated with the York Region District School Board who were subjected to “reprehensible” conduct …
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Record human rights award given to B.C. executive assistant subjected to extreme harassment, abuse and abandoned in Mexico
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn executive assistant who was subjected to extreme workplace harassment and abuse at the hands of her boss has been awarded more than $170,000 by the British Columbia Human Rights …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Nova Scotia health worker who said she was unfairly removed from union Facebook group has DFR complaint dismissed
A staff clerk at the Nova Scotia Health Authority who said she was unfairly removed from a union Facebook group, among other charges, has had her duty of fair representation …
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Debunking the myth: Short-term workers can be entitled to long-term severance, says Rudner
The common myth that short-term employees only qualify for minimal severance is being regularly debunked by courts across Canada, according to Stuart Rudner. “This is something that employment lawyers… Free …
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WestJet ordered to hand over documents related to its anti-harassment program as part of class-action lawsuit from flight attendants
WestJet has been ordered to provide a range of documents relating to its anti-harassment program — including training and exit interview material — by the Supreme Court of British Columbia. …
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Employment ContractsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Canada-U.S. border closure did not frustrate contract for duty-free shop worker, rules B.C. appeal court in upholding 10 months’ notice
A duty free shop in British Columbia that refused to pay severance to a retail sales clerk, arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of the U.S.-Canada border frustrated …
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Tenured prof at Toronto Metropolitan University has suspension slashed from 2 weeks to 2 days for violating civility policy
A tenured professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) has had her suspension for allegedly breaching the school’s policy on workplace civility and respect reduced from two weeks to two days …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Workers at Ryder warehouse can spend $250 uniform allowance on any CSA-approved footwear or winter gear: Arbitrator
Unionized workers at Ryder Integrated Logistics’ warehouse in Caledon, Ont., can spend a new $250 uniform allowance on any CSA-approved footwear or winter gear, according to a ruling by an …
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Flight crew members at Exploits Valley Air Services who were laid off 12 months, paid severance lost recall rights: N.L. court
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has upheld an arbitrator’s ruling that unionized flight crew members at Exploits Valley Air Services (EVAS) who were laid off during the pandemic, …