The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a union’s request to reinstate two terminated workers at an Alamos Gold mine on an interim basis, finding insufficient evidence that their dismissals… …
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PREMIUM Panic attack after HR meeting not enough for workers’ comp for New Brunswick worker
A New Brunswick worker who suffered a panic attack following a human resources meeting has been denied workers’ compensation benefits after the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal found her experience did… …
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PREMIUM Office manager liable for $1.18 million in unauthorized transfers: Ontario appeal court
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a summary judgment finding that an office manager misappropriated more than $1.18 million from her employer’s personal accounts, but set aside part… …
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A class action lawsuit brought by Scotiabank home financing advisors over unpaid vacation and statutory holiday pay has been certified by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, clearing the way… …
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PREMIUM Worker ordered to pay former employer $492K in legal costs after fabricating trial documents
An Alberta worker who introduced fabricated documents during a wrongful dismissal trial has been ordered to pay his former employer more than $492,000 in costs, after the Court of King’s… …
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PREMIUM Server at high-end Vancouver steakhouse wins $90K after forced resignation
A B.C. Supreme Court has awarded a Vancouver restaurant server more than $90,000 after finding he was constructively dismissed when management pressured him to resign on his way to the… …
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PREMIUM Lower-paying replacement work still counts toward mitigation, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has partly allowed an appeal by Brandt Tractor, reducing a wrongful dismissal damages award after finding the trial judge wrongly refused to deduct the… …
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PREMIUM CBSA officer’s firing for database misuse, conflict of interest upheld by board
A federal border security officer was dismissed for cause after an adjudicator found he repeatedly searched confidential immigration databases for personal reasons, used government assets for a side business, associated… …
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PREMIUM Alberta labour board rules Sobeys button ban didn’t breach union rights
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a union complaint alleging that Sobeys violated labour legislation by banning employees from wearing campaign buttons in the workplace, finding the grocer’s actions… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Eight workers win age discrimination suit after Ontario plant relocated without notice
Eight manufacturing workers have been awarded damages for wrongful dismissal and age discrimination after their employer closed a facility and relocated it more than 100 kilometres away without notice, the… …


