The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed an employer’s attempt to stop a health and safety reprisal complaint from proceeding to a hearing, finding a truck driver raised sufficient concerns …
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Employer cannot use safety legislation to shield itself from constructive dismissal, Ontario tribunal finds
A worker’s claim for constructive wrongful dismissal can proceed in civil court despite her former employer’s argument that workplace safety legislation bars the action, the Workplace Safety and Insur… To …
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B.C. court refuses union’s bid to adjourn wrongful dismissal trial over unfinalized pleadings
The B.C. Supreme Court has refused to adjourn a wrongful dismissal trial scheduled for next year, rejecting a union’s argument that amended pleadings must be finalized before the case can …
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B.C. court rejects summary trial for flight controller fired after Vancouver airport gate incident
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has refused to hear a flight controller’s wrongful dismissal claim by summary trial, finding that two diametrically opposed versions of a workplace altercation require a …
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Tribunal defers Halton District School Board teacher’s disability discrimination case pending grievance
A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has deferred a disability discrimination complaint filed by a teacher against the Halton District School Board, finding the application raises similar is… To …
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Tribunal dismisses City of Toronto worker’s complaint filed years after alleged incidents
A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has dismissed a complaint filed by a City of Toronto employee, finding the application was filed more than four years after the last …
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Saskatchewan labour board declares Confederation Inn successor employer, orders union certification
A Saskatchewan hotel operator must recognize a union and honour an expired collective agreement after the province’s labour board found it is the successor employer to a decades-long bargaining relati… …
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Nova Scotia appoints Shawna Paris as human rights commission chair
The Nova Scotia government appointed lawyer and social worker Shawna Paris as chair of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission on Oct. 10. Paris is a member of the Nova …
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Federal Court of Appeal dismisses former CSIS employee’s challenge over complaint procedure exclusion
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) employee who challenged the dismissal of his workplace complaint on jurisdictional grounds… To …
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Edmonton school bus driver wins reinstatement after allegations she used vehicle for personal reasons
An Alberta arbitrator has overturned the termination of a school bus driver and ordered her reinstated with back pay after finding the employer failed to prove most allegations of misconduct, …