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… Free Membership …
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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… Free Membership …
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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 …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court of Appeal increases wrongful dismissal damages after Koolatron’s mitigation claims fail
Ontario’s Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that Koolatron Corporation wrongfully dismissed a 29-year employee — and it increased the damages awarded due to errors in the …
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An Ontario court has refused to strike a negligence and public nuisance claim brought by the Toronto District School Board against several social media corporations — including Facebook, Instagram, an… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Human rights application dismissed for delay, insufficient evidence of discrimination
A former employee’s human rights application against Cancoil Thermal Corporation alleging sexual harassment, discrimination based on sex, and reprisal has been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal o… Free Membership …