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AUGUST 2023
Aug. 23, 2023 – NB Power justified in firing foreman with clean record for serious safety violation
Aug. 16, 2023 – Turning down the heat: Third-party mediation can resolve workplace conflict, repair relationships
Aug. 9, 2023 – Class action against BMO over vacation, holiday pay ‘provisionally’ certified by B.C. court
Aug. 2, 2023 – Rogers ordered to hand over information on termination packages, HR practices to former worker in wrongful dismissal suit
JULY 2023
July 26, 2023 – Court reporter, denied late starts to drop kids off at school, wasn’t discriminated against: Tribunal
July 19, 2023 – City of Nanaimo’s former CFO fired for personal use of credit card
July 12, 2023 – How to respond to a Ministry of Labour investigation
July 5, 2023 – Fired Toronto firefighter awarded loss of earnings benefits for work-related PTSD
JUNE 2023
June 28, 2023 – Navigating workplace investigations: Expert insights and best practices for employers
June 21, 2023 – Side hustle exposed: Worker fired for moonlighting during business hours
June 16, 2023 – Company’s ‘unconscious bias’ in firing of Black worker from transit project cited in $160,000 arbitration award
June 7, 2023 – Former PearTree president wins wrongful dismissal case, awarded $10K in punitive damages
MAY 2023
May 31, 2023 – Employer awarded $112,000 from former worker who quit, stole client in ‘flagrant’ breach of duty of good faith
May 24, 2023 – Man sentenced to jail for sexually assaulting co-worker
May 17, 2023 – B.C. man fired by text after disclosing he had Hepatitis C following workplace injury
May 10, 2023 – Man ordered to pay co-worker $50K for sexually harassing her at work, and at home, before getting her fired
May 3, 2023 – VP, fired while battling colon cancer, awarded $400K as court blasts ‘scorched earth’ defence
APRIL 2023
April 26, 2023 – Lessons from Lisa Laflamme, echoes from Julie Payette and the perils of a toxic workplace
April 19, 2023 – Airline’s argument fails – Canada Labour Code doesn’t allow for layoffs absent contractual right
April 12, 2023 – ‘Attempt to silence’: Employers $150 million counterclaim against worker dismissed
April 5, 2023 – Pregnant pizza server who had hours slashed and was fired awarded $35,000
MARCH 2023
March 29, 2023 – Alberta woman awarded workers’ comp for psychological injury caused by email forwarding
March 22, 2023 – Construction owner barred from human rights hearing for disrespectful conduct
March 15, 2023 – Unrepentant worker fired after discussing co-worker’s sexual orientation on podcast
March 8, 2023 – Edmonton can’t force its transit drivers to pay photo radar, red light tickets
March 1, 2023 – Secret recording made by fired worker highlighted ‘disturbing aspects’ of termination: Court
FEBRUARY 2023
Feb. 15, 2023 – IBM manager awarded 27 months’ notice by Ontario court in wrongful dismissal case
Feb. 8, 2023 – Canadian Forces soldier awarded PTSD benefits following off-duty sexual assault
Feb. 1, 2023 – Nova Scotia shipyard failed its duty to accommodate injured worker
JANUARY 2023
Jan. 25, 2023 – ‘Are you here again?’ retort from City of Toronto manager not harassment: Arbitrator
Jan. 18, 2023 – B.C. company wins time theft case against remote worker
Jan. 11, 2023 – China Southern Airlines hit with $100,000 in punitive damages in B.C. termination
Jan. 4, 2023 – Our editors ‘sat down’ with ChatGPT to talk employment law
DECEMBER 2022
Dec. 28, 2022 – Top 10 stories of the year on HR Law Canada
Dec. 21, 2022 – Sheridan College justified in firing worker who leaked materials to Rebel News
Dec. 14, 2022 – Worker’s secret audio recording of bosses OK: Alberta court
Dec. 7, 2022 – Pandemic did not nullify employment contracts at pub, says B.C. court
NOVEMBER 2022
Nov. 30, 2022 – Pub worker awarded $35,000 after being sexually harassed by owner
Nov. 23, 2022 – Bystanders have a huge role to play in reducing workplace harassment
Nov. 16, 2022 – Intek justified in firing worker who stymied accommodation efforts
Nov. 9, 2022 – Clumsy, expletive-filled meeting a bad idea: Court
Nov. 2, 2022 – Loss of company vehicle constructive dismissal: Ontario court
OCTOBER 2022
Oct. 26, 2022 – Housing executive fired for sexually harassing job candidate
Oct. 19, 2022 – Pay equity: What happens when a job class evolves from male to female?
Oct. 12, 2022 – Oracle’s just cause termination clause tossed by Ontario court for being too broad
Oct. 5, 2022 – Former employee entitled to see copy of workplace investigation: N.L. Supreme Court
SEPTEMBER 2022
Sept. 28, 2022 – Court slams HBC for walking long-serving manager, accused of no wrongdoing, out the front door of Toronto store
Sept. 22, 2022 – Man fired for slapping woman’s buttocks awarded termination pay under ESA by Ontario Court of Appeal
Sept. 14, 2022 – Baker awarded $25K in punitive damages after employer gave him choice between signing incriminating affidavit or keeping his job
Sept. 7, 2022 – Alberta employer justified in firing man who scrawled ‘I am not Muslim’ on his mask at work
AUGUST 2022
Aug. 31, 2022 – Executive chef didn’t have right recipe for constructive dismissal: B.C. court
Aug. 17, 2022 – Alberta doctor suspended after using inappropriate sexual language with colleagues
Aug. 10, 2022 – Vancouver hotel worker, sent packing during pandemic, awarded 18 months’ notice
Aug. 3, 2022 – Cop fired for inappropriate, offensive cookie pic wins job back