The Nova Scotia Labour Board has dismissed an application by Target Park Group for an extension of time to appeal a labour standards decision ordering it to pay more than …
Featured
-
-
FeaturedWorkplace News
Former RCMP whistleblower says leadership outrage derails workplace investigations
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA former RCMP undercover officer who was fired 25 years ago for blowing the whistle on police leadership’s media manipulation strategy says organizations routinely fail whistleblower investi… Free Membership Required To continue …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Surrey police harassment claims must go to arbitration, court rules in proposed class action
The B.C. Supreme Court has struck claims against the Surrey Police Board that arose after collective agreements took effect, finding that allegations of gender-based discrimination and harassment by u… Free …
-
FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Transocean Canada Drilling Services fined $50K after offshore worker pinned by equipment
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has fined an offshore drilling company $50,000 and ordered it to pay an additional $15,000 for safety training after a deck crew member was seriously …
-
FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
Property manager ordered to pay $56K in costs after wrongful dismissal trial
An Ontario court has ordered Duka Property Management to pay $56,321.46 in legal costs to a former employee who successfully sued for wrongful dismissal, rejecting the employer’s argument that a …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Air Canada retirees’ class action over flight passes partly blocked by Quebec appeal court
The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled that a class action by Air Canada retirees over reduced-priority flight passes must proceed through grievance arbitration for former unionized employees, even thou… …
-
Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Lakeland College custodian loses union fight, board says casual employees barred from grievances
An Alberta labour board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Lakeland College custodian after his union declined to advance a termination grievance, finding the …
-
FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Burn victim’s depression worsens 18 years after foundry accident, claim reopened
A workers’ compensation tribunal has ordered the reopening of a claim for a former foundry worker whose major depressive disorder significantly worsened nearly two decades after he sustained severe bu… …
-
FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
B.C. engineer fired for performance, not safety retaliation, tribunal finds
A British Columbia engineer’s appeal of her termination has been dismissed after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found her employer did not retaliate against her for raising safety concerns…. Free …
-
FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Labour relations issues, not OHS: Medical office assistant loses appeal at B.C.’s WCAT
A medical office assistant who was fired after complaining about a co-worker’s performance has lost her appeal at the B.C. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, which found she never raised an …


