An Alberta sessional lecturer’s duty of fair representation complaint was dismissed as an abuse of process after she filed grievances over issues the labour board had already ruled on, the …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Alberta court dismisses employer’s appeal in wrongful dismissal case over duplicate filings
An Alberta court has dismissed an employer’s appeal to strike out a wrongful dismissal lawsuit, ruling that briefly overlapping court filings did not constitute an abuse of process. The Court …
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An Alberta worker who disputed his employer’s calculation of vacation and holiday pay has succeeded in part, with the province’s labour board awarding him general holiday pay for four hours …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Alberta arbitrator orders landscape architect to repay $27K wage overpayment
An Alberta arbitrator has ruled that a landscape architect must repay more than $27,000 he received in a payroll error, rejecting the union’s argument that a six-month limitation period eliminated …
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Professional MisconductSexual HarassmentSubscriber Content
🔒Alberta court overturns pharmacist sexual abuse finding in case involving pre-existing relationship
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Court dismisses judicial review of Alberta workplace harassment complaint decision
An Alberta court has dismissed a judicial review application challenging how the Alberta Labour Relations Board handled a reconsideration request in a workplace harassment case, finding the board’s de… To …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
University of Alberta graduate research fellowship student cannot grieve over supervision revocation
An arbitrator has ruled that a University of Alberta graduate student holding only a research fellowship cannot access the grievance process to challenge the revocation of his supervision, finding he …
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AccommodationArbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Human rights complaint from unionized AHS worker should be addressed via grievance: Tribunal
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a discrimination complaint from a unionized Alberta Health Services worker who alleged inadequate accommodation for her physical disability, ruling the … To continue …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsSubscriber Content
🔒Alberta worker fired for racist slurs loses grievance after calling Black colleagues n-word, monkey
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By Andrew Stevens and Angèle Poirier In October 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked back-to-work legislation to end a strike by tens of thousands of the province’s teachers who had walked off …