B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a claim by an HR consultant who sought $1,650 in payment from a First Nation community, finding there was no valid contract and no …
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University of Windsor employee’s human rights application tossed after arbitration found to be fair and final
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed an application from a University of Windsor technologist who alleged workplace discrimination, finding that the substance of his complaint had alread… To …
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Ontario Court of Appeal upholds Sudbury’s due diligence defence in workplace fatality case
Editor’s note: Thanks to Ryan Conlin, a partner at Stringer LLP, who posted a copy of the ruling on LinkedIn. “For those following the Greater Sudbury case, the Crown’s motion …
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Cook in Victoria awarded damages after being fired for bringing dog into kitchen
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered a Victoria restaurant to pay a former cook $1,893.40 in wrongful dismissal damages, finding the employer failed to prove it had just cause …
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Pro Line Sports staffer, fired for opening confidential payroll package, awarded more than $5,000
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled that Pro Line Sports Ltd. wrongfully dismissed a sales support employee, ordering the company to pay $5,518.75 in damages, interest and fees after …
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Can Canadian employers require staff to cross the U.S. border for work?
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAmid rising political tensions and recent border incidents, Canadian employers are increasingly facing difficult decisions about sending employees to the United States. Lai-King Hum, founder of Hum La… To continue …
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Union loses unfair labour practice complaint over delayed bonus payments at Cornerstone Credit Union
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an unfair labour practice application filed by the Saskatchewan Joint Board Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), ruling that Corn… To continue …
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Fire & Flower’s communications during union drive not unfair labour practice, Saskatchewan board rules
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has dismissed an unfair labour practice application by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1400, ruling that communications sent by Fire & F… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Guide driver injured in Alaska Highway crash not covered by WorkSafeBC: WCAT
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen The vice-chair of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) determined a guide driver injured in a November 2018 crash on the Alaska Highway was …
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Former firearms instructor ordered to pay $60,000 following fight over ownership of company social media accounts
A British Columbia court has ordered a former firearms instructor to pay his onetime employer more than $60,000 in damages after a protracted legal battle over control of social media …