Two finance and insurance managers at a Calgary car dealership were constructively dismissed after their employer cut their commission structure and increased their work hours without notice, the Court of… …
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PREMIUM Steam Whistle brewery certified without vote after firing union organizer
A Toronto brewery worker who refused to take part in firing a co-worker was let go from his job two weeks after being promoted to supervisor, a decision the Ontario… …
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PREMIUM Footletic ordered to pay $20,000 after failing to accommodate, firing worker with knee injury
A pedorthic technician who hurt his knee moving heavy grinding equipment at Footletic Inc. has been awarded $20,000 after the custom orthotics company failed to accommodate his injury and later… …
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PREMIUM Unifor breached duty of fair representation for BC Transit worker in vaccine fight: Board
A Victoria transit worker whose religious exemption grievance was withdrawn after his own union’s membership voted against sending it to arbitration has won a finding that Unifor breached its duty… …
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PREMIUM Department of National Defence worker’s demotion claim survives despite no drop in pay
A grievance analyst with the Department of National Defence who lost her supervisory duties without any reduction in pay or classification has an arguable case that the change amounted to… …
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PREMIUM Temporary layoff clause survives worker’s court challenge in Ontario
A six-month layoff without pay did not amount to a firing, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled, upholding a lower court decision that a temporary layoff clause in… …
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PREMIUM Working notice, then disability: Alberta court says damages fight isn’t over for worker with arthritis
A worker who became disabled during a 13-month working notice period is entitled to a trial on whether his long-term disability benefits should reduce his wrongful dismissal damages, the Court… …
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PREMIUM Teachers at B.C. school district can take personal leave in partial days: Arbitrator
A British Columbia school district breached its collective agreement by deducting more personal leave time from a part-time teacher’s bank than she had actually taken off work, a labour arbitrator… …
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PREMIUM Hospital kitchen worker’s stress claim denied despite two incidents of bullying, harassment
A Nova Scotia kitchen worker who said she was bullied and intimidated by her supervisors has had her claim for a work-related psychological injury denied, even after an appeal commissioner… …
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PREMIUM Director of Ottawa-area cleaning company ordered to personally pay $157,700 in unpaid wages
A director of an Ottawa-area cleaning company has been ordered to personally pay $157,700.99 in unpaid wages after his corporation failed to satisfy an earlier arbitration award, an Ontario labour… …

