By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source IGNACE, Ont. – The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear a Northwestern Ontario township’s appeal of a wrongful-dismissal judgment against it, meaning the municipali… To continue …
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Desjardins has agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the financial services company made unauthorized wage deductions from employees with negative vacation balan… …
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Ontario’s top court upholds Metrolinx’s firing of five employees for sexual harassment in WhatsApp group
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld Metrolinx’s termination of five transit employees who made sexually harassing comments about a female colleague in a private WhatsApp group, overturning an arbit… …
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Parole Board of Canada wrongfully dismissed harassment grievances after medical leave: Court
A Federal Court judge has ordered the Parole Board of Canada to reconsider three grievances filed by a senior executive who alleged harassment and discrimination following her return from medical …
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Former McMaster U worker’s bid to challenge labour board ruling after years-long delay dismissed
An Ontario court has dismissed an employee’s attempt to challenge a labour relations board decision after he waited nearly four years to seek judicial review, despite filing more than a …
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Employee terminated for time theft after refusing to explain timecard swapping caught on video
An Ontario Superior Court judge has upheld the termination for cause of a factory worker who was caught on video punching another employee’s timecard, ruling that the employee’s refusal to …
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Hospital in North Bay, Ont., can’t deny weekend shifts to avoid premium pay: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has ruled that North Bay Regional Health Centre cannot refuse to offer weekend call-in shifts to part-time employees simply because working those shifts would trigger premium pay entitle… …
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Worker wins right to amend wrongful dismissal claim citing supervisor’s affair with his wife
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has allowed a worker to expand his wrongful dismissal lawsuit to include detailed allegations about how his supervisor’s affair with his wife created a …
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B.C. racist incident helpline connects more than 800 callers to support services in first year
British Columbia’s racist incident helpline handled 807 calls in its first year of operation, with nearly 94% of callers reporting their needs were met, according to statistics released by the …
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Truck driver who quit over dispatch disputes is not entitled to EI: Tribunal
A truck driver who quit his job after repeated conflicts with dispatch over work assignments has been denied employment insurance benefits, with a federal tribunal ruling he had reasonable alternative… …


