A British Columbia worker who refused to pay her employment lawyer’s invoice — claiming the firm was negligent and had agreed to forgive the debt — has been ordered to… …
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PREMIUM Leon’s worker loses profit-sharing claim after early resignation, Manitoba Labour Board rules
A furniture retail worker who failed to show up for his last scheduled shift before an extended overseas trip has been denied a profit-sharing payment after the Manitoba Labour Board… …
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PREMIUM Federal board breaks new ground, awards damages in Transport Canada staffing abuse case
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has ordered Transport Canada to pay a public servant compensatory, aggravated, and punitive damages after finding that a selection board acted… …
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PREMIUM CRA worker loses family status grievance after board finds wife not under his ‘care and supervision’
A Canada Revenue Agency auditor who alleged discrimination based on family status has lost his grievance after the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board found he failed to… …
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PREMIUM Tribunal kills human rights bid by worker who alleged psychiatric diagnosis used to strip leadership role
A worker’s human rights application against an Ontario insurance agency has been dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found a parallel civil proceeding barred it from proceeding. The… …
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PREMIUM Iron Mountain Welding ordered to pay worker $42,304 in lost wages after out-of-seniority layoff
A British Columbia arbitrator has ordered a Maple Ridge metal fabrication company to pay a laid-off welder more than $42,000 in lost wages after finding the employer bypassed seniority rules,… …
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PREMIUM B.C. Court of Appeal upholds firing of poultry worker who broke COVID rules
A British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a poultry plant worker who continued working for nearly four hours after learning his roommate had tested positive for… …
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PREMIUM WorkSafeBC must compensate paramedic whose PTSD was aggravated by trainer’s threat, harassment
A British Columbia workers’ compensation appeal tribunal has ruled that a paramedic with permanent, work-related post-traumatic stress disorder is entitled to compensation after his condition was aggravated by a trainer… …
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PREMIUM Cargill worker reinstated after arbitrator rules 24-year employee’s termination was excessive
A Guelph, Ont., beef processing worker fired for urging co-workers to walk off their jobs days after a six-week strike will be reinstated, after an arbitrator found the termination was… …
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PREMIUM Alberta tribunal dismisses gender discrimination complaint filed after worker’s termination
A former employee’s human rights complaint alleging gender-based discrimination has been dismissed by the Alberta Human Rights Commission after a tribunal found no evidence linking the respondent’s conduct to a… …


