The Federal Court has ordered a new investigation into a discrimination complaint filed by an Indigenous public servant, ruling that the original human rights investigation was not thorough enough and… …
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ImmigrationMental HealthSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Migrant farm worker awarded $5,000 for mental distress after wrongful termination during COVID-19
A migrant farm worker from St. Lucia has been awarded $5,000 in general damages for mental distress after an Ontario labour tribunal found his employer acted dishonestly and in bad… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Algoma Steel loses bid to block arbitration over worker’s health benefits
An arbitrator has dismissed Algoma Steel’s attempt to stop a case over the termination of a unionized worker’s extended health benefits, clearing the way for a December hearing on the… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator leaves interest issue open in OPG payroll error settlement
An arbitrator has declined, for now, to award interest on retroactive payments owed to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) employees following a payroll error settlement with the Power Workers’ Union (PWU).… …
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Constructive DismissalSmall Claims CourtSubscriber ContentWorkplace Violence
PREMIUM Showcase ordered to pay worker over constructive dismissal after stockroom incident
The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered retailer Showcase to pay a former part-time sales associate more than $2,200 after finding he was constructively dismissed following a confrontation with a… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Failure to warn worker about his poor performance prior to firing costs Alberta employer 10 months’ notice
An Alberta company must pay 10 months’ salary to a product specialist it fired for cause after the court found the employer failed to provide adequate warning about performance issues.… …
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PREMIUM Saskatchewan court orders new trial for Pilosio Canada in Saskatoon hospital worksite death
A Saskatchewan court has set aside the acquittal of Pilosio Canada in a workplace fatality case, ruling the trial judge erred in interpreting health and safety legislation and misapprehended key… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Court awards $182,000 to unvaccinated Sensient Colors sales manager fired during pandemic
An Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded $182,822 in wrongful dismissal damages to a sales manager who was terminated for refusing to disclose her COVID-19 vaccination status to her employer.… …
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PREMIUM Sawmill in Surrey, B.C., ordered to pay severance after labour board rules buyer not successor
A British Columbia sawmill must pay severance to workers after an arbitrator ruled the company permanently closed its operation, despite the mill property being sold and operations resuming under new… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Wrongfully dismissed worker at B.C. roofing firm not entitled to shareholder salary continuation
A British Columbia roofing company worker who was also a shareholder cannot continue receiving his $80,000 annual salary after being terminated without cause, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled. The… …


