British Columbia has amended its employment standards regulation, allowing young performers under 16 to participate in film and television productions that require fall-protection equipment. This change ensures compliance with B.C.’s …
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Harassment, discrimination retaliation case against Sarah McLachlan School of Music hits wrong note with labour board
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed an appeal from a former employee at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music who claimed her termination was retaliation for reporting workplace …
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Lafarge Canada justified in firing worker who tested positive for THC after crash
Lafarge Canada was justified in firing a site superintendent who got into a minor vehicle accident at a worksite and subsequently tested positive for THC, the Court of King’s Bench …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator dismisses four COVID-19 safety grievances at Ontario Correctional Institute
An arbitrator has rejected a series of grievances related to safety measures in place at the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton, Ont., during the early stages of the COVID-19 …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Arbitrator sides with Air Canada in dispute over drug-testing a flight attendant’s hair sample
An arbitrator has sided with Air Canada in a dispute with a union over conducting a drug test using a hair sample from a flight attendant whose colleagues expressed concern …
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Constructive DismissalFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Mixed WSIAT ruling gives former Apple store manager green light to sue for constructive dismissal in Ontario court
A former Apple Canada store manager has been given the green light to sue the tech giant in court for constructive dismissal and related damages by Ontario’s Workplace Safety And …
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Sonic Coating Solutions fined $350K by Alberta court following workplace fatality
An industrial painting and coating company in Alberta, Sonic Coating Solutions Inc., has been fined $350,000 following a workplace fatality that occurred in October 2021. The penalty was imposed by …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Construction firm in Windsor, Ont., fined $80K after workers injured in platform collapse
Amico Contractors Inc., a Windsor-based construction company, has been fined $80,000 after two workers were injured in a workplace accident. The incident occurred on July 25, 2022, at a construction …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Spiritwood Stockyards fined $325K following workplace fatality, serious injury
Spiritwood Stockyards (1984) Ltd. has been fined $325,000 after pleading guilty to two violations of Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. The ruling, handed down on May 14, 2024, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
IBEW breached duty of fair representation after Alberta electrician fired following arc flash incident: Board
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 424, breached its duty of fair representation owed to a journeyman electrician who was fired following a serious health and safety inci… …