An Alberta arbitrator has ordered the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to pay $300 to each member of a CUPE bargaining unit and reimburse the union $68,193, finding the former… …
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PREMIUM Pit manager electrocuted at Ontario casino wins PTSD benefits after nine-year fight
A pit manager who was electrocuted while plugging in a shuffle machine at an Ontario casino has won entitlement to benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder and ongoing psychotraumatic disability, with… …
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PREMIUM Ford worker’s human rights claim dismissed after assault finding
A Ford Motor Company assembly line worker in Ontario has lost his human rights complaint alleging disability discrimination and reprisal, after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found his termination… …
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PREMIUM Alberta packing company worker who abandoned job loses bid for termination pay
An Alberta packaging company has successfully overturned an employment standards order after a tribunal found a worker abandoned his job rather than being terminated. The Alberta Labour Relations Board, acting… …
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PREMIUM City of St. Catharines barred from halting AD&D benefits to retired firefighters
The City of St. Catharines cannot stop paying accidental death and dismemberment benefits to the estates of retired firefighters who were diagnosed with occupational diseases after leaving service, an Ontario… …
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PREMIUM PSW who slipped and fell in her own driveway while clearing snow off car awarded benefits
A personal support worker who slipped and fell on ice in her driveway while clearing snow from her car before driving to a client’s home is entitled to workers’ compensation… …
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PREMIUM 66-year-old Town of Taber worker, fired for cause, will have discrimination complaint heard
A 66-year-old municipal worker whose employment was terminated for cause has had his age discrimination complaint referred to a human rights tribunal after a senior commission official overturned a director’s… …
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PREMIUM Second ArriveCAN official loses CBSA misconduct grievance challenge
A second federal public servant connected to the ArriveCAN travel application has failed in his bid to have the Canada Border Services Agency’s internal misconduct investigation declared unreasonable, with the… …
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PREMIUM Federal Court dismisses CBSA misconduct grievance over ArriveCAN
A federal public servant has lost his bid to have a Canada Border Services Agency professional standards investigation declared unreasonable, with the Federal Court dismissing his judicial review application and… …
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PREMIUM Conveyor belt accident left worker with PTSD symptoms, Ontario tribunal rules
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has denied a worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder following a conveyor belt accident but ruled that PTSD-related symptoms form part of her… …