An arbitrator has dismissed a union’s attempt to force the Ottawa Catholic School Board to create a unified pay band system for all bargaining unit members, ruling the employer satisfied …
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FeaturedMental Health
Paramedic loses workers’ comp appeal after misconduct breaks link between PTSD, job loss
A paramedic in Ontario with compensable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was denied loss of earnings benefits after a tribunal found his workplace misconduct broke the causal chain between his me… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Union cleared after refusing to pursue wrongful dismissal grievance for NDT Group worker
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against Quality Control Council of Canada after the union declined to pursue a grievance seeking severance pay …
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Saskatchewan will implement new employment standards rules in January that limit when employers can request sick notes and prohibit withholding tips from workers, according to the provincial governmen… To continue …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Oracle hit with punitive damages for withholding employee’s statutory commissions
An Ontario Superior Court judge awarded nearly $60,000 in punitive damages against Oracle Canada after the company withheld a terminated employee’s statutory commission entitlements for eight months w… To continue …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Ontario court dismisses McMaster professor’s challenge to dismissal for sexual misconduct with vulnerable student
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed a judicial review application by a former McMaster University psychology professor who was fired after a hearing committee found he exploited a mentally vuln… …
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FeaturedLegal NewsProfessional MisconductSexual Harassment
Ontario lawyer gets four-month suspension for sexually harassing two female employees
An Ontario lawyer has been suspended for four months and ordered to pay $12,500 in costs after admitting he sexually harassed two female employees at his law firm where he …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination application against Unity Health Toronto after finding the worker had already filed a civil court action containing the same human right… …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Ontario hospitals, nurses’ union clash over arbitration decision on 60,000-worker contract
The Ontario Hospital Association and Ontario Nurses’ Association offered sharply different views Tuesday on an arbitration decision that sets contract terms for more than 60,000 hospital nurses across… To continue …
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FeaturedMental Health
Bus driver’s mental health claim denied after witnessing public masturbation incident
The Alberta Appeals Commission for Workers’ Compensation dismissed a bus driver’s claim for aggravation of a pre-existing psychological condition, ruling that witnessing a man masturbating at a bus sh… To …