The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a discrimination claim brought by a former licensing administrator at The Canada Life Assurance Company, finding the insurer terminated her employment based… …
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PREMIUM Aircraft mechanic fired for Christmas Day time theft loses grievance
An Ontario arbitrator has upheld the termination of a 71-year-old aircraft maintenance engineer who claimed pay for a full shift on Christmas Day 2023 despite security records showing he never… …
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B.C. tribunal upholds painter’s firing despite harassment complaint timing
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has dismissed a probationary worker’s appeal alleging his employer terminated him in retaliation for raising a bullying and harassment complaint, finding the … Free Membership …
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PREMIUM Suncor had cause to fire 40-year engineer over son’s patent: Alberta court
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a senior technical advisor with more than 40 years of service at Suncor Energy, finding… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds firing of Alberta Health Services worker absent nearly three years
An Alberta arbitrator has upheld Alberta Health Services’ decision to terminate a lead hand who had been off work on disability for almost three years, finding the employer met the… …
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Alberta daycare worker fired for cause after pulling child’s hair
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has overturned an employment standards order that required a Fort McKay First Nation daycare to pay nearly $10,000 in termination pay to a former early …
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PREMIUM 66-year-old Town of Taber worker, fired for cause, will have discrimination complaint heard
A 66-year-old municipal worker whose employment was terminated for cause has had his age discrimination complaint referred to a human rights tribunal after a senior commission official overturned a director’s… …
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A medical secretary who worked nearly two decades for a small Ontario respirology clinic lost her wrongful dismissal claim after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the clinic had …
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PREMIUM CBSA officer’s firing for database misuse, conflict of interest upheld by board
A federal border security officer was dismissed for cause after an adjudicator found he repeatedly searched confidential immigration databases for personal reasons, used government assets for a side business, associated… …
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Probationary hotel worker fired after pushing for paid breaks loses DFR fight against Unifor
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint by a former hotel night auditor who alleged his union failed to properly represent him after he was terminated during …


