A federal appeals court has dismissed a judicial review application from a former aircraft maintenance engineer who lost his job for refusing to comply with WestJet’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, find… …
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PREMIUM Caught on camera: Cook’s food theft ends decade-long career at retirement home
A retirement home cook with nearly a decade of service was justifiably terminated for stealing food from the kitchen where he worked, an arbitrator has ruled, finding the video evidence… …
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Alberta court upholds teacher’s firing after she sat on student’s lap and ground against him
An Alberta court has upheld the termination of a teacher who sat on a student’s lap and ground against him, ruling the conduct amounted to sexual assault and that dismissal …
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PREMIUM Coast Mountain Bus Company driver fired for chasing, kicking passenger after bottle thrown
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a transit operator who chased down and physically assaulted a passenger after the passenger threw a plastic juice bottle that bounced off a… …
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PREMIUM Sobeys fires 33-year meat cutter for using racial and homophobic slurs in workplace
A Nova Scotia small claims court has upheld the termination of a long-term Sobeys employee who repeatedly used racial and homophobic slurs in the workplace, finding the conduct constituted wilful… …
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PREMIUM Tribunal upholds dismissal of human rights complaint from Chevron worker fired during misconduct probe
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination complaint filed by a worker who was terminated while requesting medical leave during a workplace harassment investigation. The… …
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Alberta court upholds firing of oil and gas president who fabricated document for $1.7-million bid
An Alberta court has ruled that a small oil and gas services company had just cause to terminate its president after he fabricated an American Petroleum Institute certification document to …
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PREMIUM Alberta court upholds for-cause dismissal of assembly supervisor over missing safety clips
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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PREMIUM 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 …