A long-serving VIA Rail locomotive engineer has been reinstated with full compensation after an arbitrator determined the company improperly demanded he undergo an independent medical examination and wrongly concluded he… …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Taxi commission in Kingston, Ont., found to have constructively dismissed long-time manager
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the Kingston Area Taxi Licensing Commission (KATLC) constructively dismissed its long-serving general manager after creating what the court described as a… …
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AccommodationSubscriber Content
PREMIUM North City Insurance terminated worker for business reasons, not remote work accommodation request: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a business development manager who alleged North City Insurance terminated her employment because she required medical accommodation to work… …
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Subscriber ContentWorkplace Investigations
PREMIUM Federal Court quashes suspension of Rainy River First Nations councillor
The Federal Court has overturned a decision by Rainy River First Nations to suspend one of its councillors without pay, finding the band council acted unreasonably and denied her procedural… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsJust CauseSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Canada Post justified in firing carrier over flyer delivery failures, lack of remorse
An arbitrator has upheld Canada Post’s decision to dismiss a long-serving letter carrier in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., after finding the worker repeatedly failed to follow required delivery procedures and… …
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Employment ContractsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Alberta court awards 18 months’ notice to longtime securities employee
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has ruled that a former Stephen Avenue Securities Inc. employee was continuously employed for 24 years and not a casual worker, overturning a… …
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Sexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Male construction worker who was subjected to daily sexual harassment by boss awarded $10,000
A construction worker will receive $10,000 in damages after an arbitrator found his supervisor subjected him to daily sexual harassment for six weeks, including repeatedly calling him “bitch” and making… …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Canada Post carrier wins partial appeal over ‘bad faith’ decisions on dangerous dog safety concerns
A letter carrier who developed a mental disorder after her employer repeatedly dismissed her safety concerns about delivering mail to a property with dangerous dogs has won a partial appeal… …
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Constructive DismissalMental HealthSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Office manager wins $193K after directors’ feud froze bank accounts, leaving her unpaid for months
A British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded $193,005 in damages to a long-serving office manager who was constructively dismissed when her employer failed to pay her wages during a governance… …
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Employment ContractsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Ontario court rules probationary employment clause void, awards three months’ notice
An Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded a terminated employee three months’ notice after ruling that a probationary employment clause in his contract was void and unenforceable because it violated… …