An arbitrator has ruled that a mining company was entitled to claw back three days of bereavement pay from a worker who took leave following the death of his wife’s… …
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PREMIUM Former Red Lobster worker who filed 15 applications over same incident declared vexatious litigant
A former Red Lobster employee in Ontario has been declared a vexatious litigant and had his reprisal complaint dismissed after filing 15 applications with the Ontario Labour Relations Board, all… …
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PREMIUM Roofing worker fired for sexual harassment in Uber during modified work duties
An arbitrator has upheld the termination of a sheet metal worker who masturbated in the back seat of an Uber vehicle while being transported to work as part of his… …
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PREMIUM Worker who hid new job for 4 months breached settlement, but didn’t void it: Ontario court
An Ontario court has ruled that a long-service employee who intentionally concealed his new job from his former employer for four months breached their settlement agreement but did not repudiate… …
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PREMIUM B.C. pharmacy’s bitter pill: $150K for dismissing 77-year-old worker after 45 years
A British Columbia pharmacy has been ordered to pay $150,000 in damages after wrongfully dismissing a 77-year-old front store manager who had worked at the business for 45 years. The… …
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PREMIUM Alberta board revokes penalties against property owner after OHS failed to prove work site existed
An Alberta property owner has successfully appealed $2,000 in administrative penalties after occupational health and safety officials could not establish his rural property was actually a work site, according to… …
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PREMIUM Olymel’s counterclaim against sales director accused of downloading confidential files struck
An Ontario court has struck a meat packing company’s counterclaim against a former sales director accused of downloading confidential files, finding the pleadings lacked sufficient material facts but allowing the… …
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PREMIUM Alberta tribunal dismisses Capital Power worker’s complaint over camera-off job interview
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has upheld the dismissal of discrimination complaints filed by a former Capital Power Corporation employee who alleged she was denied a promotion partly because she… …
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PREMIUM Unilever wins arbitration over meal allowance dispute with Teamsters
An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance claiming workers on 12-hour shifts were entitled to meal allowances when working 10-hour overtime shifts on days off, ruling the collective agreement requires… …
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PREMIUM Alberta precast company discriminated against worker with alcohol use disorder, tribunal rules
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has found that a precast concrete manufacturer discriminated against a managing partner when it terminated his employment due to his alcohol use disorder without accommodating… …


