The Ontario Superior Court has upheld a Human Rights Tribunal decision dismissing a male educational assistant’s claim that he was fired due to sex discrimination, finding no evidence to support …
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A Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario adjudicator has deferred a female police officer’s discrimination complaint against the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and related parties while a parallel grievanc… To continue …
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By Jonathan Lord, University of Salford; Gordon Fletcher, University of Salford, and Saad Baset, University of Salford It’s late evening and your phone vibrates with some banter from colleagues. You …
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Alberta court upholds layoffs of union workers who refused COVID-19 shift changes at Nutrien
An Alberta court has dismissed a union’s challenge to the layoff of three boilermakers during the early COVID-19 pandemic, ruling that an employer acted within its rights when it laid …
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Town of Whitby violated collective agreements by allowing part-time staff to exceed 24-hour weekly limit
An arbitrator has ruled the Town of Whitby violated both its full-time and part-time collective agreements with CUPE Local 53 by allowing part-time employees to work beyond contractual hour limits …
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The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a job applicant who waited too long to file her case, even though the school board took months to …
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B.C. trucking firm deemed dependent contractor in wrongful termination case, awarded damages
A trucking company that provided delivery services exclusively to a B.C. lumber distributor for 14 years was a dependent contractor and entitled to reasonable notice of termination, the B.C. Supreme …
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Arbitrator gives SEIU green light to pursue discrimination, reprisal claims in probationary employee’s firing
An Ontario arbitrator has ruled that the union representing a probationary employee terminated by Mainstay Community Housing can proceed with claims under the Human Rights Code and the Occupational He… …
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Amalgamated Charities justified in firing unvaccinated workers: Saskatchewan court
A Saskatchewan court has dismissed wrongful dismissal claims brought by two former employees of Amalgamated Charities Inc. (ACI), ruling the employer acted in good faith when it terminated them for …
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B.C. regulator ordered to reconsider foreign physician’s registration after unfair character assessment
The Health Professions Review Board has ordered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia to reconsider its decision denying registration to a foreign-trained physician, finding the c… To …


