A truck driver who spent more than eight years hauling bread deliveries for an Alberta trucking company was an employee, not an independent contractor, and was fired without notice rather …
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Manitoba board dismisses health coverage appeal for foreign worker over Vancouver work permit
A temporary foreign worker who lost Manitoba health coverage after their work permit named Vancouver as the employment location has been unable to have it reinstated, after the Manitoba Health …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Nova Scotia board dismisses call centre’s bid to avoid mass layoff notice payments
A Nova Scotia call centre operator has lost its appeal seeking to avoid nearly $200,000 in termination pay for 69 workers laid off after its sole client ended a service …
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The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a former provincial government worker’s application to reconsider a decision that threw out his duty of fair representation complaint, rejecti… Free Membership …
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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a motion by Sleep Country Canada to strike a former employee’s wrongful dismissal action from the trial list, but ordered the self-represented …
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Constructive DismissalFeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Yukon court strikes parts of fired worker’s claim against First Nation
A former communications officer can pursue a wrongful dismissal claim against a Yukon First Nation but not a constructive dismissal claim, after the Supreme Court of Yukon struck several allegations …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedMental Health
Trillium Health Partners porter denied sick benefits over stress claim
A Trillium Health Partners porter was not entitled to short-term disability benefits after a workplace encounter left him feeling disrespected, an Ontario arbitrator has ruled, though she found the ho… …
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FeaturedSexual HarassmentWorkplace NewsWorkplace Violence
Legal group urges B.C. to restrict NDAs in workplace gender-based violence cases
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is urging the British Columbia government to ban or sharply limit non-disclosure agreements in cases of gender-based violence, saying the contracts silenc… Free Membership …
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FeaturedPrivacy
PEI’s privacy commissioner won’t investigate Public Schools Branch’s social media collection
Prince Edward Island’s privacy commissioner has refused to investigate a parent’s complaint that the Public Schools Branch improperly collected screenshots of the family’s social media posts, finding … Free Membership …
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The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has dismissed a complaint from a civilian firefighter who alleged the Department of National Defence abused its authority by using a …