A New Brunswick worker who slipped on ice at work and injured his left thumb is entitled to ongoing compensation and coverage for surgery, despite the employer’s argument that his …
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CUPE rep in New Brunswick reinstated after being fired for withholding bargaining info
An arbitrator has ordered the reinstatement of a Canadian Union of Public Employees servicing representative who was terminated after a New Brunswick local signed a tentative agreement that CUPE belie… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator rules against Timmins, Ont., police board over wage supplement deduction
An arbitrator has found the Timmins Police Services Board violated its collective agreement when it reduced a disabled officer’s wage supplement based on income the Workplace Safety and Insurance Boar… …
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Tribunal rejects Assisted Living of Southwestern Ontario bid to dismiss disability discrimination case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has rejected an employer’s request to dismiss a disability discrimination complaint, finding that previous Workplace Safety and Insurance Board proceedings did not… To continue …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedMental Health
Nova Scotia labour board dismisses timeliness portions of cop’s union representation complaint
A Nova Scotia labour board has dismissed portions of a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a Halifax police officer as untimely, but allowed his complaint about a recently …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Ontario tribunal dismisses discrimination claim after worker files wrongful dismissal lawsuit
A worker who filed both a wrongful dismissal lawsuit and a human rights complaint about the same termination cannot pursue the discrimination claim at the tribunal, the Human Rights Tribunal …
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FeaturedMental Health
Ontario tribunal orders worker to produce medical records in mental capacity dispute
A self-represented worker who claims she was mentally incapable when signing a termination release must produce medical and educational records from 2023 to defend against an abuse of process motion, …
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Foreign-trained respiratory therapist who failed assessment refused registration in Ontario
The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board has confirmed the refusal of a certificate of registration for an internationally educated respiratory therapist applicant who failed to demonstrate entr… To continue …
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FeaturedProfessional MisconductWorkplace News
Thirteen teacher complaints made in three months, misconduct report shows
By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press There were 13 disclosures about teacher-related misconduct — with an “almost even” split between employer and public tipsters — during the first qua… To continue reading, …
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Ontario Federation of Labour investigating workplace complaint outside grievance process
The Ontario Federation of Labour is investigating a workplace complaint that bypassed the regular grievance process established with its employees’ union, the Canadian Office and Professional Employee… To continue reading, …