An arbitrator has ruled that Scarborough Health Network breached its collective agreement by failing to ensure a registered nurse received long-term disability benefits after her insurer terminated payments in 2016,… …
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PREMIUM WCAT denies mental-disorder claim after finding workplace gossip not the predominant cause
The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal in British Columbia allowed an employer’s appeal and denied a worker’s claim for a mental disorder, finding that two compensable work-related stressors — gossip and… …
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PREMIUM B.C. foreman loses constructive dismissal case after being asked to assist on factory floor
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a worker’s claim that Venco Products constructively dismissed him after he was asked to assist on the factory floor. The employee sought one… …
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Sexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Optician’s sexual harassment, crude remarks created poisoned workplace: Ontario tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found WE Davies Opticians and its sole director liable for sexual harassment, sexual solicitation and creating a poisoned work environment, ordering them to… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsJust CauseSexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM TMU professor’s dismissal upheld over harassment and civility breaches
A Toronto Metropolitan University assistant professor has lost his bid to overturn his dismissal after an arbitrator found his conduct amounted to gross misconduct, including sexual harassment and breaches of… …
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PREMIUM Cargill butcher loses job after breaching last chance agreement over sick-day absence
An Ontario arbitrator has dismissed a grievance brought by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175 and 633, after a long-serving butcher at Cargill’s Guelph facility was fired… …
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PREMIUM Fired CEO awarded $5.4 million after court rules Global Growth Assets violated whistleblower protection laws
Global Growth Assets and Global RESP Corporation have been ordered to pay more than $5.3 million after a court found they unlawfully fired their CEO in reprisal for raising concerns… …
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PREMIUM Ontario court upholds unpaid wage orders against Ultramar after owner disputes family members’ employment
An Ontario court has dismissed a gas station owner’s challenge to employment standards orders requiring payment of unpaid wages to three family members, after the company failed to prove the… …
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PREMIUM Union chairperson loses bid for guaranteed 40-hour work week at Swissport
An arbitrator has dismissed a grievance seeking to guarantee full-time hours for a union chairperson at Swissport Canada, ruling that the company’s collective agreement does not promise 40 hours of… …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Nova Scotia’s top court rejects Irving Equipment appeal of crane operator benefits decision
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has denied Irving Equipment Limited’s application for leave to appeal a workers’ compensation tribunal decision that awarded temporary earnings replacement benefits to a crane… …