A worker who received an excess employment insurance sickness benefits payment due entirely to a Service Canada administrative mistake cannot have the debt written off, the Federal Court has ruled, …
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Ontario construction firm ordered to pay $185K in reprisal case after mitigation argument fails
A construction company that fired a worker for filing an employment standards complaint has been ordered to pay nearly $185,000 in wages, compensation, and severance after an Ontario tribunal rejected… …
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A catering company has been ordered to pay a prep cook candidate for time worked during a job interview after the Ontario Labour Relations Board found she performed kitchen tasks …
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Mastronardi Produce wrongful dismissal case on hold amid U.S. court order
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has temporarily adjourned a wrongful dismissal case involving greenhouse produce company Mastronardi Produce, after a U.S. court order blocked a former employee from… Free Membership …
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A painter lost his job at a major B.C. liquefied natural gas construction site after refusing a drug and alcohol test demanded by his employer following a sniffer dog search …
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The director of a temporary help agency and recruitment firm had his constitutional challenge to Ontario’s licensing regime redirected after the Divisional Court found it lacked jurisdiction to hear t… …
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Majestic Electric’s appeal shorts out most of an unpaid overtime bill for Alberta electrician
An Alberta electrician’s apprentice who filed an Employment Standards complaint over unpaid overtime has won a partial victory, with the Alberta Labour Relations Board reducing the amount owed by his …
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B.C. winery uncorks a lesson after failing to give marketing director proper notice
A British Columbia winery has been ordered to pay a former marketing director more than $1,450 after the Civil Resolution Tribunal found it failed to provide sufficient notice of termination. …
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City of Lloydminster overcharged former worker for privacy request to her own employment records
A former City of Lloydminster employee who paid nearly $2,000 to access her own employment records was overcharged by more than $1,200, Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner has found — and the …
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A sales associate fired by The Brick after extending an approved leave of absence without authorization has failed to establish discrimination or reprisal under the Ontario Human Rights Code, the …

