A Toronto-based electrical contractor has been ordered to pay $7,500 in human rights damages after failing to ask a worker whether he needed accommodation following a hand injury sustained during… …
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PREMIUM Sunwing pilot loses arbitration after sexual harassment, assault during layover
An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a senior Sunwing Airlines captain who sexually harassed and sexually assaulted a flight attendant during a resort layover, rejecting the union’s argument that… …
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PREMIUM TeknoScan directors held liable for unpaid wages despite claims of no role in payroll
Three directors of an Ontario technology company have failed in their bid to escape liability for unpaid wages owed to six employees, with the Ontario Labour Relations Board affirming Directors… …
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PREMIUM Federal court dismisses CPKC’s bid to overturn constructive dismissal ruling
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway’s attempt to overturn a federal labour board ruling that found the company had constructively dismissed a worker it… …
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PREMIUM Wrongful dismissal claim against West Fraser Mills dismissed after worker walks off job, refuses meeting
An Alberta court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a sawmill worker who walked off the job after learning he was scheduled to work the Christmas shutdown, finding… …
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PREMIUM Ontario court upholds jurisdiction over U.S. firms in fraudulent conveyance case
An Ontario court has dismissed an appeal by two American companies seeking to have a fraudulent conveyance action against them thrown out, ruling that Ontario courts have jurisdiction to hear… …
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PREMIUM Veteran denied Critical Injury Benefit after sexual assault at mess dinner fails immediacy test
A female Canadian Armed Forces veteran has been denied a Critical Injury Benefit after a review panel found she did not meet the regulatory threshold for immediate severe impairment following… …
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PREMIUM City of Kingston ordered to disclose total legal costs paid in employee dismissals
The City of Kingston must disclose the total amount it paid to lawyers and consultants in connection with employee dismissals over a six-year period, an adjudicator has ruled, finding the… …
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PREMIUM Broken-down car no defence for multiple missed shifts, federal court rules in EI misconduct case
A federal court has dismissed a judicial review application from a forklift driver who lost his employment insurance benefits after being terminated for failing to report to work for three… …
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PREMIUM Caught on camera: Cook’s food theft ends decade-long career at retirement home
A retirement home cook with nearly a decade of service was justifiably terminated for stealing food from the kitchen where he worked, an arbitrator has ruled, finding the video evidence… …

