By Somya Lohia | Shootin’ the Breeze Alberta teachers will learn later this week whether a court will suspend the province’s back-to-work legislation that ended last fall’s strike. The two-day hearing… …
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PREMIUM Alberta’s top court upholds constructive dismissal ruling against provincial government
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed both an appeal and a cross-appeal arising from the constructive dismissal of a long-serving provincial government director, upholding findings that the employer failed… …
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Union revocation bid tossed after board rules collective agreement was already in force
An Alberta labour board has dismissed an employee-led bid to strip a union of its bargaining rights, ruling the revocation application was filed after a new collective agreement had already …
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CUPE failed City of Calgary worker assigned to wrong job for 25 years, labour board rules
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has found that a union breached its duty of fair representation after it dismissed without investigation a worker’s concerns about being reassigned from duties she …
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PREMIUM Alberta long-term care home justified in firing nurse for dishonesty: Arbitrator
An Alberta long-term care facility was justified in terminating a licensed practical nurse whose repeated dishonesty across multiple workplace incidents rendered the employment relationship irreparable, an arbitration board has ruled.… …
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PREMIUM Alberta arbitrator orders in-person hearing at Health Shared Services termination arbitration
An Alberta arbitrator has ordered a termination grievance to proceed in person in Calgary, finding that the case’s reliance on contested oral testimony and credibility assessment tips the balance against… …
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Alberta court orders wrongful dismissal plaintiff to post $20K security for costs
An Alberta court has ordered a plaintiff pursuing wrongful dismissal and harassment claims against an energy trading company to provide $20,000 in security for costs, finding her assertions that she …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Calgary teacher’s accommodation grievance died with resignation: Alberta labour board
A teacher who resigned from the Calgary School Division after years without a workplace accommodation cannot pursue a grievance under the collective agreement, the Alberta Labour Relations Board has r… …
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PREMIUM Wrongful dismissal claim against West Fraser Mills dismissed after worker walks off job, refuses meeting
An Alberta court has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim brought by a sawmill worker who walked off the job after learning he was scheduled to work the Christmas shutdown, finding… …
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Interim relief benefits reinstated for injured Alberta worker who missed hearing for driving test
An Alberta worker’s interim relief benefits have been reinstated after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation found the Dispute Resolution and Decision Review Body had no authority u… Free …