A City of Regina roads worker fired for repeatedly failing to follow the notification procedure required when he was late or absent has been reinstated by a labour arbitration board,… …
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PREMIUM Drug use, stripper rumours struck from Bruce Power PTSD case
Allegations that a Bruce Power worker was the target of workplace rumours involving drug use, strippers and a “bomb” incident have been struck from his human rights complaint against the… …
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PREMIUM Price-tag, roof-work warnings sink grocery store night manager’s stress claim
A grocery store night manager in British Columbia has lost her bid for compensation for a work-related mental disorder after the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal found the performance warnings she… …
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PREMIUM $20,000 human rights damages cap survives Charter challenge from PSAC, legal clinic
A constitutional challenge brought by the Public Service Alliance of Canada and a Toronto community legal clinic against the $20,000 cap on human rights damages has been dismissed, with the… …
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PREMIUM SaskEnergy’s drug testing after gas line strikes ruled unjustified by Court of Appeal
Five SaskEnergy natural gas workers who were sent for drug and alcohol testing after two separate gas line strikes have had their compensation awards upheld by the Saskatchewan Court of …
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PREMIUM PEI tribunal rejects workplace harassment claim over knife-waving incident
An administrative support worker who reported a coworker waved a utility knife in her face, among other incidents, has lost her appeal for workers’ compensation benefits related to a psychological… …
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PREMIUM ‘Out of sight, out of mind’: Hiring manager at ESDC forgot about qualified internal candidate
A manager who admitted he simply forgot about a qualified employee — describing him to a labour board as “out of sight, out of mind” — has cost Employment and… …
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PREMIUM Fired worker’s grievance hinged on one unopened email sent to union official on leave
A Northern Ontario child protection worker’s grievance over her termination will proceed to a hearing after a labour arbitrator rejected the employer’s bid to have the case thrown out over… …
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PREMIUM Injured worker mocked in Spanish by bosses awarded $15,000 from Decon Environmental
A worker who returned to his job with an Ontario environmental remediation company after a workplace injury has been awarded $15,000 after two supervisors made derogatory comments about him, including… …
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PREMIUM GPS tracking exposes City of Coquitlam arborist’s 29 hours of extra breaks
A City of Coquitlam field arborist fired for taking extended breaks at a coffee shop and during lunchtime runs has been ordered reinstated without back pay, a labour arbitrator has… …

