An Alberta worker who retired after using up his front-loaded vacation time — believing his union had told him he was entitled to keep it — has had his duty… …
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PREMIUM Surveillance video sinks WSIB claimant who said he couldn’t lift a phone
A Mississauga, Ont., man has been convicted of knowingly making false and misleading statements to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) about his functional abilities while collecting loss-of-earnings benefits,… …
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PREMIUM Amazon worker, found not criminally responsible for killing his father, loses job after touching female co-worker’s head
A man under a detention order after being found not criminally responsible for killing his father was readmitted to a forensic psychiatric facility in 2025 following a workplace incident at… …
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PREMIUM Alberta’s top court upholds constructive dismissal ruling against provincial government
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed both an appeal and a cross-appeal arising from the constructive dismissal of a long-serving provincial government director, upholding findings that the employer failed… …
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PREMIUM Saskatchewan Court of Appeal allows Nutrien judicial review of COVID-19 arbitration ruling
Saskatchewan’s top court has ruled that Nutrien’s challenge to an arbitrator’s decision on a COVID-19 immunity provision can proceed to judicial review before the underlying arbitration on the merits is… …
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PREMIUM Exchange Hotel Vancouver violated labour code with anti-union communications: Labour board
The B.C. Labour Relations Board has ruled that the operator of Exchange Hotel Vancouver breached provincial labour law by sending employees communications that cast doubt on a union’s motives during… …
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PREMIUM B.C. court upholds three-year fixed-term contract in Roth IAMS engineering business sale
A British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed both sides of an appeal arising from a dispute between an Ontario engineering firm and a B.C. engineer who sold his consulting… …
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Legal CostsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Worker fired over stolen toilet paper loses bid for discovery costs
An Ontario court has declined to award costs to either side in a procedural motion over discovery refusals in a wrongful dismissal case involving a grain handling company, finding the… …
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PREMIUM Alberta long-term care home justified in firing nurse for dishonesty: Arbitrator
An Alberta long-term care facility was justified in terminating a licensed practical nurse whose repeated dishonesty across multiple workplace incidents rendered the employment relationship irreparable, an arbitration board has ruled.… …
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PREMIUM Alberta arbitrator orders in-person hearing at Health Shared Services termination arbitration
An Alberta arbitrator has ordered a termination grievance to proceed in person in Calgary, finding that the case’s reliance on contested oral testimony and credibility assessment tips the balance against… …

