A British Columbia construction company has been awarded $485.85 after a former employee purchased tools using the company account two days after his employment ended, but failed in claims that …
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PREMIUMSobeys fires 33-year meat cutter for using racial and homophobic slurs in workplace
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B.C. tribunal rules student newspaper editor was dependent contractor, awards notice damages
A British Columbia tribunal has ordered a student newspaper to pay $2,100 in notice damages to a managing editor it terminated without cause, finding the worker was a dependent contractor …
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B.C. accounting firm awarded nearly $5K after employee quits with negative vacation balance
An accounting firm in British Columbia has been awarded $4,664 after an employee resigned while owing significant vacation time he had taken during a three-month study leave. The Civil Resolution …
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PEI court allows worker to add wrongful dismissal claim after limitation period expires
A Prince Edward Island court has granted a former municipal executive permission to amend his statement of claim to include wrongful dismissal allegations, despite the claim being filed four months …
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BC Hydro employee ordered to repay parental leave top-up after refusing to return to work
A British Columbia employee who declined to return to work following the suspension of the employer’s COVID-19 vaccination policy must repay more than $4,000 in parental leave benefits, the Civil …
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PREMIUMB.C. chiropractor loses time theft claim against office assistant
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Four Seasons fires massage therapist without cause, tribunal awards wrongful dismissal damages
A British Columbia tribunal has ordered Four Seasons Whistler Hotel Limited Partnership to pay $5,000 in wrongful dismissal damages to a massage therapist it terminated without notice, finding the emp… …
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Realtor’s claim for unpaid office fees tossed after tribunal finds it failed to investigate harassment
The Civil Resolution Tribunal of British Columbia has dismissed a $5,000 claim by City Realty against a real estate contractor after finding the company fundamentally breached its agreement by failing… …
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Worker’s claim over deductions for alleged phone theft, fuel card misuse dismissed after signing release
A B.C. tribunal has dismissed a worker’s claim for more than $800 in paycheck deductions after allegations he filled up both his vehicles with a company fuel card after being …