A cleaning contractor that abandoned its Department of National Defence contract in Petawawa, Ont., without notice has been ordered to pay more than $315,000 in unpaid wages, vacation pay and …
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Workplace Law Talks, the employment law event from HR Law Canada, is returning this fall in a new format: eight weekly virtual sessions running every Tuesday from Oct. 6 to …
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Health authority’s refusal to correct HR file allegations upheld by N.L. privacy commissioner
Newfoundland and Labrador’s privacy commissioner has upheld a health authority’s refusal to correct a human resources file containing allegations that a former worker was aggressive with a client and … …
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Sudbury, Ont., firefighter’s estate awarded AD&D and life insurance benefits
The estate of a Sudbury firefighter who died of occupational prostate cancer four years after retiring has been awarded accidental death and dismemberment and full life insurance benefits following a …
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Thunder Bay, Ont., police officer’s disability discrimination complaint dismissed
A Thunder Bay police officer who alleged he was harassed and pushed out of his job because of post-traumatic stress disorder has had his human rights application dismissed by the …
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FeaturedWorkplace Investigations
Board dismisses reprisal claim, finds Lambton County harassment investigation inappropriate
The Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed a former Lambton County municipal prosecutor’s reprisal complaint but found the county’s workplace harassment investigation was not appropriate in the circ… Free Membership Required …
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Federal board shields identity of DND worker alleging sexual assault
A former civilian employee of the Department of National Defence who plans to argue she was constructively dismissed in retaliation for speaking publicly about sexual assault has been granted an …
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Kootenay Wood Transport driver’s dismissal claim headed to trial in Alberta
A long-serving truck driver who says he was dismissed after a dispute over whether his vehicle’s tires were safe for a pre-Christmas haul must take his claim to trial, after …
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Quaker Oats worker in Peterborough, Ont., on WSIB leave awarded holiday pay
A Quaker Oats worker absent on workers’ compensation benefits for more than five years is entitled to holiday pay for statutory holidays that fell during his leave, an Ontario labour …
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Immigration consultant suspended after routing fish and chip worker’s $40,000 to personal account
A Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant will be suspended for 15 months after she recruited a worker for a British Columbia fish-and-chips restaurant, collected $40,000 in fees and deposited the m… …

