An Alberta court has awarded a general manager 26 months’ notice and $1.5 million in damages after finding his termination was tantamount to forced retirement, marking a rare case where… …
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Sexual HarassmentSubscriber ContentWorkplace Investigations
PREMIUM AHS ordered to pay $40,000 for removing nurse from unit after sexual harassment by neurologist
Alberta Health Services has been ordered to pay $40,000 in general damages to a registered nurse after an arbitrator found the health authority failed to provide a safe workplace and… …
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Mental HealthSubscriber Content
PREMIUM B.C. woman, stalked by client, wins partial appeal for workplace trauma-induced depression
A British Columbia worker has won partial compensation for major depressive disorder stemming from workplace trauma, but lost her bid for coverage of alcohol and substance use disorders in a… …
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PREMIUM Canada Post union wins right to appeal secondary picket ban at a Purolator facility
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled it has jurisdiction to hear a union’s appeal of injunctions that barred secondary picketing at a Purolator facility during a Canada Post strike,… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Employee’s lawsuit dismissed after Alberta court finds her resignation was never retracted
An Alberta court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit brought by a longtime employee of Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd. (E360), ruling she failed to withdraw a resignation submitted nearly a… …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
PREMIUM Bingo hall worker gets job back but no damages after unfair labour practice ruling in Saskatchewan
A bingo hall employee in Saskatchewan has been ordered reinstated to his job after a labour board found he was terminated for his union activities, but the board denied his… …
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PREMIUM Workers’ comp appeal denied for continuing care assistant claiming workplace psychological injury
A Nova Scotia workers’ compensation appeal tribunal has denied a continuing care assistant’s claim for a gradual psychological injury, ruling that her workplace stressors fell within normal employment management practices… …
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Occupational Health & SafetySubscriber Content
PREMIUM Alberta contractor fined $5,000 after worker falls from scaffold, fails to report incident
A general contractor has been hit with a $5,000 administrative penalty after failing to report a serious workplace injury and allowing work to continue in violation of a stop work… …
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Constructive DismissalSubscriber Content
PREMIUM B.C.’s top court rejects construction firm’s request to delay paying award as it appeals
A British Columbia construction company failed to convince the Court of Appeal to delay payment of a constructive dismissal award, with the court ruling the employer couldn’t prove it would… …
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PREMIUM Faculty member at Saskatchewan Polytechnic wins hollow victory against union in whistleblower protection case
The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has found that a faculty union breached its duty of fair representation when it failed to properly communicate with a member seeking whistleblower protection, but… …


