A Stelco crane operator was fired for moving a 150-ton scrap box over contractors working on an aerial lift. He has been ordered reinstated after an Ontario labour arbitrator found… …
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PREMIUM Pregnant worker’s bathroom-logging claim fails against Canadian Forces employer
A pregnant human resources assistant who believed she had to fit her bathroom trips into scheduled breaks and log them in Microsoft Outlook has lost her sex discrimination complaint against… …
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PREMIUM CIBC’s broad definition of cause voids employees’ termination clause
Two employees fired without cause by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are entitled to common law reasonable notice after the Court of Appeal for Ontario found the bank’s employment contracts… …
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PREMIUM Worker dragged under SUV while eating lunch awarded $1.9 million
A former excavator operator who was struck and dragged under an SUV while eating lunch beside his work site, and who later hurt his back again lifting parcels as a… …
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PREMIUM Federal dog handler’s middle finger to buildings didn’t merit discipline
A federal correctional officer docked a day’s pay for giving two buildings the middle finger will have the $285 penalty refunded with interest, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and… …
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PREMIUM Scrap-yard worker in Whitby, Ont., who blamed alcohol smell on moonshine loses grievance
A Gerdau scrap-yard worker who blamed a strong smell of alcohol on the moonshine she brewed at home, then refused a medication-based treatment program, has lost her bid to get… …
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PREMIUM Distributed Power Canada owes scent-sensitive worker $7,500 over remote work
A Welland, Ont., accounts payable worker with a scent sensitivity has been awarded $7,500 after her employer, Distributed Power Canada, refused to explore letting her work from home once her… …
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PREMIUM Overlooked medical records revive Toyota worker’s disability, sex discrimination claim
A former Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada worker who says he was refused modified work for a wrist and elbow injury, and told it was because of his physical attributes as… …
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PREMIUM Ex-Stingray worker must hand over Cineplex job offer, pay $25,000
A worker suing Stingray for wrongful dismissal has been ordered to hand over unredacted correspondence and a job offer from his new employer, Cineplex Digital Media, and to pay $25,000… …
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PREMIUM 6-foot-5 worker hurt by ‘ergonomic’ chairs wins extended WSIB benefits
A 6-foot-5 client services worker at a network of homeless shelters who injured his back after his employer brought in new “ergonomic” chairs is entitled to nearly five more months… …


