A sound engineer was entitled to keep a $2,000 down payment for audio work on a movie, a British Columbia tribunal has ruled, despite the fact the company that hired …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Alberta doctor suspended after using inappropriate sexual language with colleagues
A doctor has been suspended by the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) for six months for unprofessional conduct. Aasim Malik was accused of inappropriate sexual language in …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Vancouver hotel worker, sent packing during pandemic, awarded 18 months’ notice
A long-term worker who lost his job at a Vancouver hotel at the start of the pandemic as business collapsed has been awarded 18 months’ notice for wrongful dismissal. Angelo …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Employer, out of business and out of money, loses wrongful dismissal case to former worker
An Ontario worker has been awarded 13 months’ pay in lieu of notice against his former employer, which is no longer in business and did not participate in the court …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Employers can’t outsource responsibility for safety: Fine upheld against Nova Scotia company
The Nova Scotia Labour Board has upheld a $1,000 administrative workplace safety fine against Safety First Contracting for unsafe practices at a temporary work site. An anonymous call came in …
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FeaturedMental HealthRecommended
Big difference between a bad leader and one who is psychologically abusive toward workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThere is a distinct difference between simply being a bad leader and one who is mentally abusive. That notion was confirmed in a recent appeal of an Alberta Worker’s Compensation …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWorkplace Violence
White worker shot black colleague with nail gun, but racism not a factor: Appeal court
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has upheld an 18-month conditional sentence for a man who shot a co-worker with a nail gun, despite efforts by the Crown to put …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. rail worker who disabled ‘deadman’s switch’ with tape awarded his job back
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA rail maintenance worker in B.C. was awarded his job back after being fired for what his employer considered a major breach of safety protocol. Ramon Quiambao was a guideway …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Cop fired for inappropriate, offensive cookie pic wins job back
An Ontario police officer who took an inappropriate picture of a cookie and his genitalia at a Christmas party has been awarded his job back. Kevin Gruchy was hired by …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Nickel mine didn’t violate collective agreement when it stopped paying miners for unworked hours: Arbitrator
A nickel mine in Sudbury, Ont., didn’t violate the collective agreement with its union when it changed its compensation practices to reflect the number of hours worked. Sudbury Integrated Nickel …