An Indigenous worker who claimed MEG Energy hired him to help the company meet a diversity target — and fired him once that goal was achieved — has lost his …
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Tourism Calgary worker’s notice tied to 1997, not 1987, as court awards 27 months
A Tourism Calgary worker who spent 37 years with the organization before being terminated without cause is entitled to 27 months’ notice rather than the 36 months she sought, the …
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Calgary transit worker loses duty of fair rep fight with ATU over six weeks’ vacation pay
A Calgary transit worker who believed he was owed an extra six weeks of vacation pay when he retired has had his complaint against his union dismissed by the Alberta …
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Calgary energy company ordered to pay fired CFO nearly $70K, including aggravated damages
A Calgary energy services company has been ordered to pay its former chief financial officer $69,771.84, including $30,000 in aggravated damages, after the court found the company acted in bad …
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Worker’s $180,000 constructive dismissal settlement offer too high for double costs: Alberta court
A worker constructively dismissed by Edmonton Granite Memorials will not receive double costs despite a formal settlement offer that came close to the amount he was eventually awarded at trial, …
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PREMIUM Two Calgary auto dealership managers steered into constructive dismissal by pay cut, longer hours
Two finance and insurance managers at a Calgary car dealership were constructively dismissed after their employer cut their commission structure and increased their work hours without notice, the Court of… …
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B.C. government worker denied request to keep teleworking from Edmonton to care for daughter
A BC Public Service Agency employee seeking to continue working remotely from Edmonton to help care for his daughter has been denied an interim order that would have let him …
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PREMIUM Working notice, then disability: Alberta court says damages fight isn’t over for worker with arthritis
A worker who became disabled during a 13-month working notice period is entitled to a trial on whether his long-term disability benefits should reduce his wrongful dismissal damages, the Court… …
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A worker who said he put in 12-hour days, seven days a week at an Edson, Alta., RV park has lost his overtime claim, with the Alberta Employment Standards Appeal …
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FeaturedImmigration
Circle K supervisor on closed work permit found inadmissible to Canada over side cleaning business
A retail supervisor who started a janitorial services business with his cousin while holding a closed work permit has been found inadmissible to Canada, after the Federal Court upheld an …


