The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint of sexual harassment and discrimination filed by a customer against Goodlife Fitness and one of its employees, ruling that the …
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Union v. union: Employer granted access to work-related text messages in termination dispute
An arbitrator in New Brunswick has ruled that an employer is entitled to access work-related text messages sent or received by a former employee over a specified period as part …
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AccommodationFeaturedMental HealthSexual Harassment
Discrimination claim against Sunnybrook Research Institute tossed, tribunal cites lack of co-operation in accommodation
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a claim of workplace discrimination and harassment based on disability filed against Toronto’s Sunnybrook Research Institute. The tribunal found no e… To …
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Arbitrator orders exclusion of media and public from union grievance hearing in New Brunswick
An arbitrator has ruled that the media and public will be excluded from an upcoming labour arbitration hearing concerning the termination of M.D., an employee of the Canadian Union of …
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FeaturedMental Health
Cashier who claimed depression, anxiety due to prolonged workplace bullying, harassment denied WCB benefits
A cashier in Alberta who said she suffered from severe depression and anxiety due to workplace bullying, mistreatment, and harassment over a 10-year period has been denied workers’ compensation benefi… …
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Receptionist who returned from parental leave to increased hours, offered different role awarded nearly $45,000
A former receptionist, who was greeted with increased work hours and an attempt to reassign her to a different office and position when she returned from parental leave, has been …
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Correctional Service Canada discriminated against Edmonton jail worker with disability: Tribunal
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) discriminated against a former casual employee on the basis of disability when it fired her after just six days into her role as an information clerk, …
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FeaturedMental HealthSexual Harassment
Employer denied increased workers’ comp cost relief for nurse subjected to sexual harassment
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has denied an employer’s appeal seeking an increase in Second Injury and Enhancement Fund (SIEF) cost relief for a workplace injury claim …
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HRTO dismisses age discrimination complaint against Valiant Machine & Tool due to ongoing civil suit
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed an application alleging age discrimination in employment, ruling that it is barred under the Human Rights Code due to an ongoing …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedSexual Harassment
Doctor’s sexual assault of housekeeper in hospital was workplace violence, not sexual harassment: OLRB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled that a hospital’s response to a workplace sexual assault committed by a doctor against a housekeeper did not comply with its obligations …