A community health-care provider has been ordered by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal to release the contact information for the son of one of its clients after he was accused …
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Residential care home worker fired for resident abuse, not for raising bullying and harassment concerns: Tribunal
A care aide at a residential care facility was fired for “resident abuse,” not for raising concerns about workplace bullying and harassment, the British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal … …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedRecommendedSexual Harassment
GO Transit ordered to reinstate 5 bus drivers fired for crude WhatsApp conversations
In a significant arbitration decision handed down this week, five GO Transit bus drivers were found to have been unjustly terminated due to private conversations they held on the encrypted …
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Legal NewsSexual HarassmentWorkplace Investigations
UPEI acknowledges past failures, releases women from sexual harassment NDAs in wake of investigative report from Rubin Thomlinson
The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) has publicly acknowledged its past failures to uphold values of harassment prevention and equality, following a report by law firm Rubin Thomlinson. Shannon …
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Alberta court greenlights Leduc firefighters’ class-action settlement over workplace misconduct
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has approved the settlement agreement in a workplace class-action lawsuit against the City of Leduc that was spearheaded by firefighters Christa Steele and …
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Human rights tribunal to hear late-filed sexual harassment, antisemitism case against B.C. employer
In a recent ruling, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has allowed a complaint related to sexual harassment, assault and antisemitism to proceed despite being filed outside the one-year limita… …
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Sexual HarassmentWorkplace Legislation/Press Releases
Sexual harassment in Alberta workplaces goes virtual, survey reveals
The rise of online and remote work in Alberta has been accompanied by a troubling trend: workplace sexual harassment is moving into virtual spaces. According to a survey conducted by …
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Fairmont Hotel Vancouver loses bid to have human rights complaint tossed from worker it fired for alleged poor performance
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has lost its attempt to have a sexual harassment and discrimination complaint from a worker it fired over alleged performance issues dismissed by the British Columbia …
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Legal NewsSexual Harassment
Law Society of Alberta’s Articling Placement Program offers safe exit for students facing harassment, discrimination
In an effort to assist articling students facing unsafe or untenable situations due to harassment or discrimination during their articles, the Law Society of Alberta has implemented the Articling Placement …
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Quebec is proper forum for sexual harassment complaint against Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation: Newfoundland and Labrador court
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has ruled that a civil action involving an allegation of sexual harassment involving the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation should be tried in Quebec. The foundation, …