A former Royal Bank of Canada teller who claimed the bank’s artificial intelligence research institute grew out of his 2015 emails suggesting the branch play promotional messages between songs on …
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Former City of Mississauga worker who claimed duress fails to undo dismissal settlement
A former City of Mississauga employee who said she signed a settlement of her wrongful dismissal lawsuit under duress cannot have the deal set aside, the Court of Appeal for …
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Witnesses in workplace probes must know statements could be disclosed, N.W.T. privacy watchdog says
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNorthwest Territories employees who give evidence in workplace investigations need to be told their statements could reach the person being investigated, the territory’s information and privacy commis… Free Membership Required …
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B.C. firm insisted it never hired driver who hauled its doors 2,500 kilometres; tribunal disagrees
A driver who hauled aluminum-framed glass doors from the Lower Mainland to a school construction site in northern British Columbia has been awarded $592.24. He had claimed $3,000 from a …
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Worker demands former employer’s lawyer sign apology, gets held in contempt instead
A former employee of Advanced Orthomolecular Research who walked out of a court-ordered cross-examination after the company’s lawyer refused to sign a document admitting “I made mistakes, and I was …
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Ontario worker who quit over IP clause in new contract must detail wage claims
A self-represented worker who says he resigned after his employer proposed a contract requiring him to hand over all his intellectual property has been ordered to provide more detail about …
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AHS funded the job, university was the employer: Alberta court dismisses clinician’s suit
An academic clinician who spent 17 years doing laboratory work in an Alberta Health Services facility cannot sue the health authority for wrongful dismissal, because the University of Alberta was …
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Tariff pressure has most Canadian employers reshaping their workforces: Littler survey
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberMost Canadian employers changed their workforces over the past year in response to economic pressure, pausing hiring, laying off staff or turning to automation. U.S. tariffs played a part in …
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A former Canadian Security Intelligence Service officer who left the Canada Border Services Agency rather than accept a second part-time contract has lost her discrimination complaint at the Canadian … …
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Man who torched wrongful dismissal lawyer’s office gets conditional discharge
A man who poured gasoline onto the floor of his former wrongful dismissal lawyer’s office and set it alight has been granted a conditional discharge by the Ontario Review Board. …


