A Manitoba farmer who won a judgment of more than $858,000 against a farming company and its principal has also secured an enhanced cost award covering 75 per cent of …
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Holiday Inn worker can’t revive discrimination claims settled at arbitration
A self-represented hotel worker has lost her bid to have two Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decisions reconsidered, with the tribunal finding she was attempting to relitigate claims already settled …
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OPSEU Pension Trust ordered to allow former head of HR to testify in wrongful dismissal case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted a wrongful dismissal plaintiff the right to examine a former head of human resources at OPSEU Pension Trust, overcoming a non-disclosure agreement …
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint against a Vancouver school district and one of its custodians, finding the complainant had no reasonable prospect of… Free …
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Hard-boiled ruling: Ontario egg worker wrongfully fired, but won’t get his job back
A long-serving press operator at an Ontario egg packaging plant was wrongfully dismissed, but will not get his job back, a labour arbitrator has ruled, citing the worker’s refusal to …
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Ontario moves to ban employer uniform charges, strengthen talent agency rules
The Ontario government has introduced proposed changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 that would prohibit employers from requiring workers to pay for mandatory uniforms or deducting those costs… Free …
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A welder who worked for an Ontario construction company for more than two years without a contract, pay stubs, or source deductions has been awarded $13,933.09 in unpaid wages and …
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A Toronto-area real estate brokerage violated Ontario employment standards law when it withheld a worker’s final wages and vacation pay after he resigned with one month’s notice instead of two, …
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B.C. Ferries meet-or-exceed test applies to whole bargaining unit, not just casual and seasonal staff
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a union’s bid to have minimum employment standards applied individually to casual and seasonal ferry workers, ruling that the province’s “meet… Free …
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B.C. board dismisses worker’s union complaint over lounge tip-out change
A British Columbia Labour Relations Board vice-chair has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a lounge worker who alleged her union acted arbitrarily when it adjusted a …

