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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PREMIUM B.C. chiropractor loses time theft claim against office assistant
A British Columbia chiropractor failed to prove her office assistant overreported hours worked, despite claiming the employee inflated her timesheet by 183.5 hours over several months. The Civil Resolution Tribunal… …
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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 …
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PREMIUM B.C. foreman loses constructive dismissal case after being asked to assist on factory floor
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a worker’s claim that Venco Products constructively dismissed him after he was asked to assist on the factory floor. The employee sought one… …
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Consulting firm ordered to repay deposit after owner barred from practising law
A B.C. tribunal has ordered a consulting company and its owner to repay $400 to a client after finding they provided no services and the owner was subsequently barred from …
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PREMIUM Fire protection company fails to prove employee quit, loses bid to recover training costs
A British Columbia fire protection company cannot recover more than $3,200 in training costs from a former employee because it failed to prove the worker voluntarily quit or was fired… …


