The City of Toronto had just cause to terminate a part-time recreation worker convicted of armed robbery, an arbitrator has ruled, finding that the criminal record barred the worker from… …
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PREMIUM B.C. convenience store discriminated against worker with seizures, tribunal rules
A British Columbia convenience store and its owners discriminated against a worker with disabilities by barring her service dog from the workplace, subjecting her to hurtful comments about her condition,… …
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PREMIUM Holi powder toss at B.C. gas station becomes workers’ comp question
A British Columbia gas station worker’s wrongful dismissal claim against her employer and a co-worker has been partly diverted through the workers’ compensation system after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal… …
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PREMIUM BMO Nesbitt Burns can call police officer as witness in reprisal hearing
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a motion to block a Toronto Police Service constable from testifying in a reprisal complaint against BMO Nesbitt Burns, ruling the officer’s evidence… …
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PREMIUM Triple M Metal worker’s safety reprisal complaint stays closed
A worker’s attempt to revive a withdrawn workplace safety reprisal complaint against a Toronto-area scrap metal company has been rejected by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, which found no compelling… …
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PREMIUM OPG ordered to pay worker for enforced sick leave, keep four-day remote work schedule
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) violated its duty to accommodate a worker with chronic mental health disabilities by placing him on compulsory sick leave rather than permitting him to work from… …
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PREMIUM University Health Network can waive six-month job posting rule, arbitrator finds
A Toronto hospital retained the discretion to consider a worker for a new position even though he had been in his current role for less than six months, an Ontario… …
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PREMIUM WorkSafeBC ruling finds no prohibited action in remote-work dispute over pet allergies
A British Columbia project administrator who raised repeated complaints about dog allergies and workplace harassment did not suffer prohibited action from her employer, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal has ruled.… …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker fired for calling managers Nazis loses DFR complaint against Unifor
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against Unifor, Local Union No. 288, finding the union acted reasonably when it withdrew grievances on behalf… …
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PREMIUM Atura Power worker who left at 44 did not ‘retire,’ arbitrator rules, blocking post-retirement benefits
A mechanical technician who left Atura Power after 10 years of service at age 44 was not entitled to post-retirement benefits under the collective agreement because he did not “retire”… …


