New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal has overturned a constructive dismissal award against a diamond drilling company after finding that the company’s former president secretly operated a competing busines… Free Membership …
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Saskatchewan ministry orders unlicensed immigration consultant to repay $96K in fraud case
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Immigration and Career Training has issued a $96,000 compensation order against an unlicensed immigration consultant who collected fees, submitted no documents on a client’s… Free Membership Required …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
IESO hybrid work not covered by telework clause, arbitrator rules
The Independent Electricity System Operator’s hybrid work model does not fall within the definition of teleworking in its collective agreement with the Society of United Professionals, an Ontario labo… Free …
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FeaturedProfessional Misconduct
Dental patient’s claim that bad bridgework cost her job rejected in Ontario review
An Ontario dental oversight board has confirmed a decision to take no further action against a Toronto-area dentist after a patient alleged his temporary bridgework left her teeth so unattractive …
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Worker who built rival software on his own time can keep copyright, Ontario’s top court rules
A senior software developer who secretly built a competing product while employed at a London, Ont., tech company kept copyright in that software because he developed it outside his assigned …
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Federal Court of Appeal orders RCMP review body to clear years-old appeals backlog within six months
The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee to issue findings and recommendations on a group of RCMP members’ outstanding appeals within six …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Nuclear lab loses bid to force more details from gender discrimination claimant after 20-month delay
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a motion by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to strike a former employee’s constructive dismissal claim and compel additional particulars, finding the … Free …
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Manitoba security guard owed $2,400 in unpaid wages, but nothing for termination pay: Board
A Manitoba security guard is owed more than $2,400 in unpaid wages after the Manitoba Labour Board reduced a payment order against his former employer, finding the worker had resigned …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Flight attendant loses EI benefits after sexual comments to colleagues deemed misconduct
A lead flight attendant who was dismissed for making sexual comments to colleagues during a work flight has been disqualified from receiving Employment Insurance benefits after Canada’s Social Securit… Free …
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FeaturedLegal CostsWrongful Dismissal
Self-represented worker ordered to pay $10K after abandoning motion to disqualify Pfizer’s counsel
A self-represented plaintiff who sought to disqualify opposing counsel in a wrongful dismissal action against Pfizer has been ordered to pay $10,000 in costs after withdrawing the motion during the …