The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board has dismissed a complaint of sexual orientation discrimination filed by a worker against his former employer, Easy-Kleen Pressure Systems Ltd., and a co-w… …
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Former Red Lobster worker must choose between grievance and board application: OLRB
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has told a former employee of Red Lobster to decide whether to pursue his complaint through his union’s grievance process or continue with an …
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Fly-in/fly-out worker at Kitimat LNG project, banned from lodge for cannabis possession, will get hearing: B.C. tribunal
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has permitted a disability discrimination complaint to move forward after a fly-in/fly-out worker on the LNG Canada Project in Kitimat was found with marijuana in …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tribunal clears path for Middle Eastern woman’s complaint over racist slurs, sexist comments in B.C. workplace
A workplace discrimination complaint, filed by a woman of Middle Eastern descent and a non-practicing Muslim, is proceeding to a full hearing after the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal denied …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Harassment complaint against Power Flagging & Traffic Control and IBEW to proceed, B.C. tribunal rules
An application to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint filed by a former traffic controller against Power Flagging & Traffic Control Inc., her union, and a co-worker has been denied by …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Two-decades old sexual harassment complaint against Metro grocery chain dismissed due to limitation period
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has dismissed a sexual harassment and assault complaint filed by former Metro Ontario Inc. employee, citing that the application was submitted well beyond …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
HRTO denies sealing order but grants redactions in Windsor Police discrimination case
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) has denied a joint request to seal all adjudicative records in a discrimination and harassment case involving the Windsor Police Services Board, while …
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Employment ContractsFeatured
‘Refreshing reminder’: Ontario court upholds termination clause, signaling shift to a more employer-friendly approach
By Norm Keith, Richelle Pollard, and Joseph Cammalleri A new case has upheld a termination clause in an employment contract that “bucks the recent judicial trend.” While most termination clauses …
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Court quashes union’s bid for early judicial review in Canada Post benefits fraud termination case
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed the Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ (CUPW) application for an early judicial review of a labour arbitrator’s preliminary decision regarding the termination… To continue …
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Kemptville District Hospital not obligated to pay nurses for voluntary wound care training: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance by two nurses at Kemptville District Hospital in Ontario who sought compensation for personal time spent completing an advanced wound care course, ruling the …