The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Appeal Body has rejected an appeal by an HR professional who alleged his termination from Carrington Holdings violated the province’s workplace safety legislation. The…
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedPrivacy
Edmonton Transit Service drivers not entitled to wage loss damages over cognitive tests that were ruled a breach of privacy
An arbitration panel has denied a union’s request for wage loss damages on behalf of three Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) drivers who were removed from work following cognitive screening tests…
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Union’s bid to declare related employers over work TTC’s Presto fare payment system dismissed by Ontario court
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court has dismissed an application for judicial review by the Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) seeking to have Four Seasons Site Development…
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A worker who lost his job after he failed to return to work following a bereavement leave is not entitled to receive Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, the Social Security Tribunal…
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AccommodationArbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator rules hospital’s termination of porter over COVID-19 vaccine refusal was unjust
An arbitrator has ruled that Trillium Health Partners unjustly terminated a porter who was dismissed for non-compliance with the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. While Arbitrator Daniel P. Randazzo upheld the…
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FeaturedWorkplace News
Ontario introduces new worker protections and employer penalties under sixth ‘Working for Workers’ act
Ontario’s government introduced the Working for Workers Six Act, 2024, on November 27, proposing a series of measures aimed at enhancing worker protections and imposing stricter penalties on employers who…
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FeaturedLegal Costs
B.C. car dealership ordered to pay special costs after prolonged litigation marked by non-compliance
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has awarded special costs of more than $90,000 following years of litigation in which the plaintiff, Lucky Eight Enterprises Ltd., was found to have…
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Featured
Overstory Media loses appeal over liability for unpaid wages after purchasing The Georgia Straight
Overstory Media is on the hook for more than $270,000 in unpaid wages and compensation to nine former employees of Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp. (VFP) after the Employment Standards…
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Featured
Court strikes multiple claims in former OPG manager’s lawsuit over distribution of news article linking wife to a serial killer
Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has struck several key claims from a lawsuit filed by a former section manager at Ontario Power Generation (OPG) against his former employer. Justice Jane…
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Former B.C. Interior Health exec who refused COVID vaccine on religious grounds loses fight for EI at Federal Court
The Federal Court has dismissed an application for judicial review by a former senior executive at British Columbia Interior Health who was terminated for refusing to comply with his employer’s…