The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed an appeal from a former employee at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music who claimed her termination was retaliation for reporting workplace …
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Lafarge Canada justified in firing worker who tested positive for THC after crash
Lafarge Canada was justified in firing a site superintendent who got into a minor vehicle accident at a worksite and subsequently tested positive for THC, the Court of King’s Bench …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator dismisses four COVID-19 safety grievances at Ontario Correctional Institute
An arbitrator has rejected a series of grievances related to safety measures in place at the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton, Ont., during the early stages of the COVID-19 …
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FeaturedProfessional MisconductSexual Harassment
‘Frozen with fear’: B.C. lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually harassing client
The Law Society of British Columbia has found a lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for sexually harassing a client. The tribunal determined that M.E.’s actions constituted a marked departure from …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedWorkplace Violence
Arbitrator blocks admission of past discipline records in firing of Ontario prison guard for excessive force
An arbitrator has upheld an objection by Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General in a case involving the termination of a a corrections officer for using excessive force against an …
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FeaturedMental Health
‘Clearly irrational:’ B.C. court orders new hearing for security guard who was denied workers’ comp for mental disorder
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered a new hearing for a security guard who was denied workers’ compensation benefits for his mental disorder. It concluded that the Workers’ …
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Worker who refused drug, alcohol test after vehicle crash not entitled to EI benefits: Federal Court
A worker in Alberta who was fired after refusing to undergo a drug and alcohol test following a vehicle accident is not entitled to receive Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, the …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
CUPE failed to properly represent hospital worker in North Bay, Ont., fired for sexual harassment: OLRB
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) failed to adequately represent a former porter at a hospital in North Bay, Ont., after he was fired following allegations of sexual harassment, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator sides with Air Canada in dispute over drug-testing a flight attendant’s hair sample
An arbitrator has sided with Air Canada in a dispute with a union over conducting a drug test using a hair sample from a flight attendant whose colleagues expressed concern …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Bulldog Energy didn’t have cause to fire worker who took company truck to bar, stayed for 5 hours: Board
Bulldog Energy Group Ltd. did not have just cause to fire a worker who used a company vehicle to visit a local bar, the Alberta Labour Relations Board has ruled. …