A B.C. worker who sued for $5,000 in vacation pay at small claims court has had his case dismissed. The Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) refused to hear the case, involving …
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Tribunal dismisses appeal by B.C. employer, citing its ‘conscious and deliberate’ decision to stand aside during investigation
A B.C. employer that appealed an employment standards ruling made a “conscious and deliberate” decision to stand aside during the initial investigation of a complaint by a former worker, a …
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Costs of playing hardball: Is terminating an employee worth $150,000?
by Lai King Humby Lai King HumBy Lai-King Hum | Hum Law Firm Many employers play hardball with employees they terminate. They make a lowball offer for termination pay and drag employees into litigation, hoping the …
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Air Canada loses bid to defer grievance over pilot’s sexual harassment on layover in Tel Aviv
Air Canada has lost its bid to defer a grievance involving a worker who was sexually harassed by a pilot. The incident took place in 2018 on a layover in …
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Alberta company awarded $112,000 from former worker who quit, stole business in ‘flagrant’ breach of duty of good faith
An Alberta engineering firm has been awarded more than $112,000 in damages from a former worker who quit, immediately joined a competitor and stole the business of one of its …
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Speculation is not proof: Age discrimination complaint tossed in firing of 61-year-old worker
Speculation doesn’t generally hold up well in front of decision-makers. A receptionist at a home health care company in Alberta, fired for poor performance, argued that her age — 61 …
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Atlantic Coated Papers wins appeal in constructive dismissal case involving unvaccinated worker
An Ontario company has won its appeal of an employment standards officer’s order that awarded more than $23,000 in termination and severance to a worker who was constructively dismissed after …
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Man jailed for 90 days after being convicted of sexually assaulting colleague at work
A Newfoundland and Labrador man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for sexually assaulting a colleague at work. The man, SH, was criminally convicted of sexually assaulting the …
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Welding instructor at NAIT in conflict with employer, union after being fired over alleged misconduct towards female students
A post-secondary teacher in Alberta found himself at odds with his employer and his union after being fired for alleged inappropriate behavior towards female students. The teacher, who rejected the …
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Lush’s layoff, termination of worker had nothing to do with her Multiple Sclerosis: Tribunal
A worker at a Lush Handmade Cosmetics store in Calgary was not discriminated against because of her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when she was terminated following an extended pandemic-related layoff and …