An arbitrator in British Columbia has refused to award costs to a union related to a dispute with the employer — and criticized a recent trend of seeking costs in …
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Forklift driver fired for violating workplace violence policy, not because of discrimination: B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that a forklift driver was fired because of workplace violence, and not because of discrimination on the basis of race, colour and ancestry. …
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FeaturedRecommendedSexual Harassment
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver loses bid to have human rights complaint tossed from worker it fired for alleged poor performance
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has lost its attempt to have a sexual harassment and discrimination complaint from a worker it fired over alleged performance issues dismissed by the British Columbia …
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AccommodationConstructive DismissalFeatured
Court reporter, denied late starts to drop kids off at school, wasn’t discriminated against: Tribunal
A former court reporter wasn’t discriminated against on the basis of family status when his employer denied his request for a late start because he needed to drop his kids …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Quebec is proper forum for sexual harassment complaint against Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation: Newfoundland and Labrador court
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has ruled that a civil action involving an allegation of sexual harassment involving the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation should be tried in Quebec. The foundation, …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
City of North Battleford ordered to disclose documents to former fire chief in wrongful dismissal case
The King’s Bench for Saskatchewan has ordered the City of North Battleford to provide further disclosure of documents in a wrongful termination lawsuit involving its former fire chief. The former …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Domino’s Pizza franchise in B.C. loses bid to dismiss human rights claim filed by Ukrainian temporary foreign worker
A Domino’s Pizza franchise in British Columbia has lost its bid to have a human rights complaint, filed by a temporary foreign worker from Ukraine it fired, dismissed. The pizzeria …
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FeaturedPrivacySexual Harassment
Elected officials not ’employees,’ rules Newfoundland and Labrador’s privacy commissioner
A municipality in Newfoundland and Labrador has been ordered to release redacted information concerning an allegation of sexual harassment against an elected official. The ruling is of interest, in pa… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union did nothing wrong in refusing to grieve termination of worker who threw a ladder following verbal altercation: Board
An Alberta construction worker, let go after throwing a ladder in the wake of a verbal confrontation, has lost his duty of fair representation claim after he alleged his union …
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FeaturedJust CauseWrongful Dismissal
City of Nanaimo’s former CFO, fired for personal use of credit card, waited too long to claim wrongful dismissal: Court
The former chief financial officer (CFO) for the City of Nanaimo, fired in part for using a city credit card repeatedly for significant personal expenses, has lost his wrongful dismissal …