The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a request by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 139, to reconsider a duty of fair representation ruling that found it…
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Ontario court sets aside $500,000 default judgment in sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal lawsuit
An Ontario court has allowed a defendant’s motion to revive a sexual harassment and wrongful dismissal case, setting aside a default judgment that arose when his statement of defence was…
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B.C. tribunal allows late-filed harassment complaint to proceed, cites worker’s mental health issues
A late-filed human rights complaint alleging sexual harassment and discrimination will go before the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, after it found “it is in the public interest to allow…
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B.C. tribunal denies request for reconsideration in workplace discrimination case involving former staffer at District of Taylor
A former employee of the District of Taylor who alleged sex discrimination in her job has had her request for reconsideration of an earlier decision rejected by the British Columbia…
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Sex discrimination complaint against B.C. dental clinic dismissed by human rights tribunal
A complaint alleging sex discrimination within a dental clinic’s workplace has been dismissed by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal found that none of the complainant’s allegations that…
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Court declines to certify program misconduct class action against Canada’s Cadet Program
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has refused to certify a proposed class action alleging systemic negligence and other breaches by the Attorney General of Canada in the administration of…
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Gregg Wallace allegations again show how vulnerable TV industry is to abusive working practices
By Christa van Raalte, Bournemouth University and Richard Wallis, Bournemouth University The kind of inappropriate behaviour that MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has been accused of will be very familiar to…
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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal orders hearing into school board discrimination complaint
The BC Human Rights Tribunal has partially dismissed a discrimination complaint brought against the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond) while allowing key aspects related to an…
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Court stays judicial review application involving allegations of sexual harassment, disability discrimination at UPS
A Federal Court judge has ordered a stay of a judicial review proceeding involving allegations of sexual harassment and disability discrimination at United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. (UPS), pending the…
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B.C. tribunal partly upholds sex discrimination complaint against engineering firm and owner
Western Pacific Engineering Group and its owner discriminated against a former female employee on several occasions by making comments of a sexual nature connected to their brief, extramarital affair, the…
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