An Alberta court has upheld the for-cause dismissal of an assembly supervisor after a 40,000-pound van body detached from a truck chassis because required tie-down clips were never installed during …
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🔒B.C. court dismisses wrongful dismissal claim by CEO who worked on personal business during company time
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has dismissed all claims by a former CEO who alleged wrongful dismissal, finding he was terminated with just cause after he spent significant work time …
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Ontario court upholds firing for cause after worker defrauded family business of $553,000
An Ontario court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim and upheld the termination for cause of a worker who defrauded his employer of more than $553,000 through a fraudulent invoicing …
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Catholic school board justified in firing teacher after prolonged absence, arbitrator rules
A Catholic school board acted within its rights when it terminated a secondary school teacher’s employment in 2016 after more than four years of absence and ongoing disputes about treatment …
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🔒TMU professor’s dismissal upheld over harassment and civility breaches
A Toronto Metropolitan University assistant professor has lost his bid to overturn his dismissal after an arbitrator found his conduct amounted to gross misconduct, including sexual harassment and breaches of …
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🔒Cargill butcher loses job after breaching last chance agreement over sick-day absence
An Ontario arbitrator has dismissed a grievance brought by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175 and 633, after a long-serving butcher at Cargill’s Guelph facility was fired …
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Repeated insubordination, refusal to follow manager’s direction justifies firing of sales director: Alberta court
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has ruled that Insight Canada had just cause to terminate a sales director who repeatedly refused to provide a development action plan despite 18 …
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By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Provincial Court judge in Prince George reserved a sentencing decision Aug. 14 in the case of a fired Home Depot employee who pleaded …
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🔒Canada Post justified in firing carrier over flyer delivery failures, lack of remorse
An arbitrator has upheld Canada Post’s decision to dismiss a long-serving letter carrier in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., after finding the worker repeatedly failed to follow required delivery procedures and …
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The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision rejecting a bid by a former CEO and shareholder to liquidate and dissolve Mitchell Press Limited and its …