By Somya Lohia | Shootin’ the Breeze Alberta teachers will learn later this week whether a court will suspend the province’s back-to-work legislation that ended last fall’s strike. The two-day hearing… …
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Privacy commissioner discontinues review after University of Saskatchewan releases employee file
A Saskatchewan privacy review has been discontinued after the University of Saskatchewan released an employee’s complete central HR personnel file, rendering the dispute over whether the original requ… Free Membership …
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U.S. poultry workers win nearly $400 million in landmark wage-fixing settlement
A U.S. federal judge has granted final approval of a landmark settlement worth more than $398 million (all figures U.S.) against 18 of America’s leading poultry producers, ending a class …
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Whole Foods worker ordered to post $7,500 security for costs in B.C. appeal
A British Columbia Court of Appeal chambers judge has ordered a former Whole Foods Market worker to post $7,500 in security for costs before her wrongful dismissal appeal can proceed, …
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OPP Association case tossed after worker files competing civil and human rights claims on same facts
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a human rights application from a Nigerian Canadian woman who alleged race-based discrimination and wrongful termination by the Ontario Provincial Po… Free …
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Court refuses to dismiss 12-year-old wrongful dismissal case against ITW Construction Products
An Ontario court has refused to dismiss a wrongful dismissal action that has been working its way through the courts for more than a decade, finding that despite inordinate delay, …
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Board dismisses CBSA worker’s abuse of authority complaint over single-candidate appointment
A federal labour board has dismissed a complaint by a Canada Border Services Agency employee who alleged the agency abused its authority by appointing a single candidate to a senior …
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Global Affairs Canada discriminated over child’s disability in Kenya posting dispute, board finds
A federal adjudicator has found that Global Affairs Canada discriminated against a foreign service officer when it cancelled his posting to Nairobi, Kenya, after relying solely on a Health Canada …
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Federal court stays removal of Indian-born truck driver caught in flagpoling rule dispute
A federal court has stayed the deportation of an Indian-born commercial truck driver facing removal to India after finding he raised a serious legal challenge to an exclusion order issued …
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Labour board designates essential services at B.C. Safety Authority amid labour dispute
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has issued an essential services designation order covering the British Columbia Safety Authority following an agreement between the employer and its union on which ser… …

