A British Columbia fire protection company cannot recover more than $3,200 in training costs from a former employee because it failed to prove the worker voluntarily quit or was fired… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Retirement home worker wins arbitration after being fired for alleged time theft
A dietary aide wrongfully terminated for allegedly falsifying her timesheet to claim pay for shifts she didn’t work has been awarded compensation after an arbitrator found no evidence of fraud… …
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Professional MisconductSubscriber Content
PREMIUM B.C. nurse loses discipline case over anti-transgender social media posts
A British Columbia registered nurse has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct for making discriminatory and derogatory statements about transgender people while identifying herself as a healthcare professional on social… …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber ContentWorkplace Violence
PREMIUM Float truck driver loses reprisal case after pushing supervisor during workplace confrontation
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has dismissed a reprisal complaint from a float truck driver who was fired after admitting he pushed his supervisor during a heated workplace confrontation, finding… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Driver was employee from day one, not an independent contractor: Alberta tribunal
An Alberta employment standards tribunal has rejected a Calgary contractor’s claim that a driver worked as an independent contractor for nearly three months, ordering Lika Contracting and Services to pay… …
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PREMIUM Teachers in Burnaby, B.C., win salary grid arbitration affecting pay for new hires
An arbitrator has ordered School District No. 41 (Burnaby) to place beginning teachers on higher salary steps than the district argued was required, resolving a complex dispute over how provincial… …
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Sexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Moving company ordered to pay $65,000 after worker quit due to sexual harassment
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Ontime Moving Corporation to pay $64,630 to a former employee who quit after enduring more than a year of sexual harassment from… …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Controller at B.C. plumbing and HVAC firm awarded 15 months’ pay after duties stripped during working notice
The British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded 15 months’ notice to a controller who was constructively dismissed after his employer gradually removed his responsibilities during an eight-month working notice period.… …
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Employment ContractsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Toronto manager awarded four months’ pay after court strikes down termination clause
A manager in Toronto has been awarded four months’ pay after an Ontario Superior Court judge found her employer’s termination clause violated employment standards legislation and was therefore unenforceable. The… …
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PREMIUM Unionized worker fired by Ontario mining firm awarded nearly $100K, but no reinstatement
An arbitrator has ordered Impala Canada to pay a former worker $99,450 in compensation after the parties failed to agree on the amount owed following a previous ruling that found… …