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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PREMIUM 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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PREMIUM 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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PREMIUM 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 …
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Cargill worker’s grievances over suspension, firing and retaliation dismissed
An Ontario arbitrator has dismissed three grievances filed by a United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) member at Cargill’s beef-processing plant in Guelph, finding the employee’s actions warranted … Free …
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PREMIUM Federal worker fired for racist comments during probationary period loses appeal of termination
A federal employee who was dismissed for making inappropriate comments about racial and religious minorities during her probationary period has lost her grievance challenging the termination, with a labour relations… …
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B.C. coal mine justified in firing water truck operator who caused runaway vehicle accident
A British Columbia mining company was justified in firing a 10-month employee who failed to follow basic safety procedures, causing a 450-ton water truck to roll backwards out of control …