A civilian firefighter’s promotion to deputy platoon chief at a Department of National Defence firehall in Borden, Ont., must be revoked because one of the two managers who picked him …
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Our FavouritesSexual Harassment
Sexual assault victim sues ex-Canada Post co-worker for compensation
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A sexual assault victim is suing the ex-shop steward at a Canada Post depot in Prince George for almost $32,000 in lost wages …
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An Indigenous worker who claimed MEG Energy hired him to help the company meet a diversity target — and fired him once that goal was achieved — has lost his …
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Yukon court says collective agreement bars Yukon teacher’s pride flag lawsuit
A Yukon teacher on call who sued over her firing after a pride flag was found torn down in a classroom she supervised has had her lawsuit struck for lack …
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Spirit Halloween manager in Ontario gets five years for assaulting teen employee
A Spirit Halloween manager has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old employee at the seasonal store where he supervised her, the Ontario Superior Court …
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RCMP constable’s $18,000 clawback complaint against union dismissed
An RCMP constable’s complaint alleging the National Police Federation breached its duty to fairly represent him in a dispute over an $18,244.86 salary clawback has been dismissed by the Federal …
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Response Biomedical ex-CEO’s 24-month severance fight heads to trial after summary trial rejected
A former chief executive officer of Vancouver diagnostics company Response Biomedical, who was paid eight weeks’ severance when she was fired, must take her claim for 24 months’ pay to …
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RCMP’s five-year seizure-free rule sends epilepsy complaint back to human rights tribunal
An RCMP constable barred from operational police work for almost five years after an epileptic seizure will have his human rights complaint reheard after the Federal Court found the tribunal …
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PREMIUM New contract offered nothing new, so severance cap fails for fired B.C. moulder technician
A moulder technician fired by Ivor Forest Products after nearly five years is entitled to six months’ pay in lieu of notice, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled, …
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Tourism Calgary worker’s notice tied to 1997, not 1987, as court awards 27 months
A Tourism Calgary worker who spent 37 years with the organization before being terminated without cause is entitled to 27 months’ notice rather than the 36 months she sought, the …


