The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination and reprisal complaint filed by a former Toronto Transit Commission worker who was terminated in January 2021 after attending work …
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Arbitrator allows union to rely on Ontario school board’s legal advice reference
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation can rely on a Greater Essex County District School Board human resources coordinator’s reference to legal advice she received, after an arbitrator dis… Free …
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A correctional officer who returned to work after a previous post-traumatic stress disorder claim has won her appeal at the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia, with the tribunal… …
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B.C. tribunal trims part-time cook’s prohibited action remedy to one month
A part-time weekend cook fired by a small British Columbia restaurant after raising a workplace bullying complaint is entitled to roughly one month of additional wage-loss, tips and interest — …
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Ontario court tosses teacher’s bid to challenge HRPA complaints decision in wake of workplace investigation
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed an application for judicial review brought by a teacher who sought to overturn a Human Resources Professionals Association Complaints Committee decision, fin… Free Membership …
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B.C. taxi company breached statutory freeze by contracting out dispatch work
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has found that a Burnaby-based taxi company breached the statutory freeze under the province’s Labour Relations Code when it contracted out the work of …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Worker’s mental disorder claim allowed after manager mocked safety concerns
A youth justice worker in British Columbia has won her appeal for workers’ compensation after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found her manager bullied and harassed her in response to …
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B.C. tribunal upholds painter’s firing despite harassment complaint timing
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has dismissed a probationary worker’s appeal alleging his employer terminated him in retaliation for raising a bullying and harassment complaint, finding the … Free Membership …
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WCAT revives B.C. worker’s PTSD claim filed 12 days late
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has allowed a British Columbia public servant’s mental disorder claim to proceed on its merits, finding special circumstances — including a functional neurolo… Free Membership …
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The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has certified to the Supreme Court of British Columbia that any psychological injury alleged by a former human resources director in her counterclaim against … …