The Federal Court has dismissed a claim by a worker against his employer — Skyservice Business Aviation — challenging its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. Associate Judge Kathleen Ring concluded that …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules against Lakehead University’s motion to stay grievance in sexual misconduct case
Arbitrator Larry Steinberg has denied Lakehead University’s request to stay the grievance proceedings of a tenured professor accused of sexual misconduct, allowing the case to continue as planned. The case …
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‘Touchy-feely’ manager who pinned bad behaviour on low blood sugar not entitled to receive EI: Tribunal
A worker who was fired following a work event where was accused of engaging in unwanted conduct towards several colleagues and an employee’s spouse is not entitled to receive Employment …
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Job offer pulled: Nova Scotia court refuses county’s bid to convert wrongful dismissal case into a full-fledged action
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has dismissed a motion by the Municipality of the County of King’s to convert an application for wrongful dismissal into a full-fledged action in …
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Heated behaviour, not retaliation for safety complaints, was reason for Alberta worker’s dismissal: Board
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed the appeal of a worker who alleged his suspension and subsequent termination from Endurance Technologies violated the Occupational Health and Safety Act. …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
OLRB rules against solicitor-client privilege claim in long-term care dispute
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruled that a portion of a document central to a labour relations case involving the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Trillium Health Partners, …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Nuclear engineer fired for inability to work respectfully with colleagues, not as reprisal for harassment complaint: Board
AECOM Nuclear Services Canada (ACNS) did not engage in illegal reprisals when it fired an engineer who filed a harassment complaint against a supervisor under workplace safety legislation, the Ontario …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Admin assistant at trucking firm has decades-old workplace injury claim dismissed by WSIAT
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has denied a worker’s appeal for compensation relating to physical injuries and mental stress, concluding that the evidence presented did not establish …
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FeaturedLegal CostsSexual Harassment
SNC Lavalin manager denied special costs after sexual harassment case against him dismissed
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has denied a request for special costs by a manager at ProTrans BC Operations and SNC Lavalin who was accused of sexual harassment by …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
RCMP can’t be held liable in grievance filed by newly formed police union in Surrey, B.C.: Arbitrator
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cannot be held liable in a grievance brought forward by the Surrey Police Union (SPU), an arbitrator has ruled. The grievance, filed by the …