Not every wine ages well. So too is the case for employment relationships, as a long-serving worker at a private liquor store in British Columbia recently discovered. The worker, with …
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Nova Scotia shipyard failed its duty to accommodate injured welder: Labour Board
A recent ruling by the Nova Scotia Labour Board underscores the lengths employers are required to go to accommodate a worker with a disability. Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering (LIFE) found …
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Heavy-duty mechanic, kept on payroll beyond working notice period, wins wrongful dismissal
What happens if you give an employee working notice, and then keep the worker on the payroll past the termination date? For one Alberta employer, it meant the working notice …
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China Southern Airlines hit with $100,000 in punitive damages after alleging cause in B.C. worker’s termination
An airline controlled by the Chinese government has been ordered to pay $100,000 in punitive damages to a long-term worker in British Columbia it repeatedly demoted and fired, alleging “time …
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‘Lost in the mists of time’: Case of Nova Scotia construction worker puts spotlight on fact they’re not entitled to termination pay
A construction worker in Nova Scotia was not entitled to a reason for his sudden dismissal. Nor was he entitled to any notice, the province’s Labour Board has ruled. It …
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Two weeks’ pay tacked on to notice period as ‘deterrent’ for employers after woman fired following parental leave
A Nova Scotia company has been ordered to pay a worker, terminated without cause at the end of her parental leave, an additional two weeks’ pay on top of her …
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If you’ve ever been involved in a workplace termination in Canada, regardless of what side of the table you’re sitting on, you’ve likely been exposed to the Bardal factors. Perhaps you didn’t …
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Port Coquitlam ordered to pay $58K after firing a worker who washed his truck at municipal facility
By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch A Port Coquitlam employee has won his wrongful dismissal suit against the city after being fired for washing his personal vehicle at a municipal wash facility. Marco Stevens, …
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Pandemic did not nullify all employment contracts at pub, says B.C. court
A pub’s argument that the COVID-19 pandemic frustrated all of its employment contracts, both at common law and under the Employment Standards Act, has been shot down by the Supreme …
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Alberta worker awarded more than $400,000 after being let go during pandemic, oil decline
An Alberta woman has been awarded 20 months’ notice after being terminated without cause during the pandemic, amounting to a more than $400,000 payment. Jeannette Watson worked for Schlumberger Canada… …