A British Columbia labour arbitrator has ordered a SerVantage Services janitorial worker reinstated after she was fired for threatening to kill her supervisor, substituting a four-month unpaid suspens… Free Membership …
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Legal group urges B.C. to restrict NDAs in workplace gender-based violence cases
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is urging the British Columbia government to ban or sharply limit non-disclosure agreements in cases of gender-based violence, saying the contracts silenc… Free Membership …
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Nurse suspended after reporting threat at B.C. homeless encampment loses reprisal appeal
A registered nurse who said her employer suspended her in reprisal for reporting a threatening encounter at a homeless encampment has lost her appeal, with the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal …
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PREMIUM Wood Buffalo paramedic fired after pushing colleague into a fridge door loses grievance
An advanced care paramedic firefighter who was fired after a confrontation with a co-worker during a shift change has lost his bid to get his job back, after an Alberta… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator dismisses coal miner’s grievance after worker intimidated witnesses
An arbitrator has dismissed a coal miner’s wrongful dismissal grievance against Elk Valley Resources after finding the worker sent intimidating messages to material witnesses scheduled to testify against him in… …
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Alberta daycare worker fired for cause after pulling child’s hair
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has overturned an employment standards order that required a Fort McKay First Nation daycare to pay nearly $10,000 in termination pay to a former early …
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PREMIUM Ford worker’s human rights claim dismissed after assault finding
A Ford Motor Company assembly line worker in Ontario has lost his human rights complaint alleging disability discrimination and reprisal, after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found his termination… …
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Bus driver fired after leaving vehicle to confront passenger loses EI appeal
A bus driver who left his vehicle to confront a passenger who had doused him with a foul-smelling liquid, and was subsequently stabbed during the encounter, has been denied employment …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker awarded TTD benefits after witnessing fatal shooting outside workplace
An Alberta worker who witnessed an armed person shot and killed outside her workplace is entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for more than two years after the workers’… …
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Firefighter’s 20-year-old lawsuit against City of St. John’s tossed for want of prosecution
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has dismissed a former firefighter’s lawsuit against the City of St. John’s and his union after finding the case sat dormant for nearly a decade, …