A Client Services Coordinator who lost 10 hours of paid work a week after seeking accommodation to care for her son during a mental health crisis has been awarded $15,000… …
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PREMIUM Job description defeats office-work claim in asbestos cancer appeal for deceased Ontario engineer
The estate of an Ontario stationary engineer who died of esophageal cancer in 2002 is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has ruled,… …
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PREMIUM New contract offered nothing new, so severance cap fails for fired B.C. moulder technician
A moulder technician fired by Ivor Forest Products after nearly five years is entitled to six months’ pay in lieu of notice, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled, …
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PREMIUM Drill operator with 16 years’ tenure reinstated despite cocaine test result
A drill operator dismissed from Iron Ore Company of Canada’s mine in Labrador City, N.L., has been reinstated after a labour arbitrator found the company lacked reasonable cause to order… …
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PREMIUM Ferry engineer’s reinstatement upheld after getting drunk on vodka on the clock
A Marine Atlantic Inc. ferry engineer fired for drinking vodka to the point of intoxication aboard a vessel has kept his job, after the Nova Scotia Supreme Court upheld an… …
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PREMIUM HR manager’s staged award ceremony led to sex harassment firing at federal department
A federal human resources team leader who staged a surprise awards ceremony — complete with flowers, sparkling wine and recorded applause — for a subordinate he pursued romantically for nearly… …
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PREMIUM Foreman’s threat to ‘beat the head off’ co-worker justifies Roto-Mill firing
A foreman who threatened to “beat the head off” a co-worker was legitimately fired, and not because of his support for a union organizing drive, the Ontario Labour Relations Board… …
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PREMIUM Nurse’s anti-Black racism claim fails to cut suspension for sleeping on the job
A nurse who fell asleep on shift while a wandering, dementia patient was later found naked and urinating on the floor has had her one-month licence suspension upheld by Ontario’s… …
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PREMIUM New Toronto condo services provider inherits property manager’s common law notice entitlements
A Toronto condominium building manager who lost his job when a new property management company took over servicing his building is entitled to $78,925 in common law notice, the Court… …
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PREMIUM 77-year-old worker’s job was reposted four days after his firing, court told
A bid by W.C. Reid Distributor Ltd. to force a trial in a wrongful dismissal claim brought by the widow of a 77-year-old worker with 43 years of service has… …

