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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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
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 …
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Alberta board grants two unions access to remote oil sands work camp for organizing
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has ordered Civeo and Lighthouse Camp Services to allow organizers from UFCW Local 401 and UNITE HERE Local 47 into Wapasu Creek Lodge, a remote …
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Alberta court upholds teacher’s firing after she sat on student’s lap and ground against him
An Alberta court has upheld the termination of a teacher who sat on a student’s lap and ground against him, ruling the conduct amounted to sexual assault and that dismissal …
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Mechanic’s complaint over union-negotiated evening shift at City of Lethbridge runs out of gas
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a heavy-duty mechanic who objected to his union negotiating a letter of understanding that moved …
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FeaturedMental Health
Clinic discriminated against physiotherapist by delaying leave, accepting resignation amid mental health crisis
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has found that a Calgary physiotherapy clinic discriminated against a long-service contractor by delaying a medically necessary leave and accepting a hastily submitte… Free Membership …
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AFL violated collective agreement with work assignment to seconded staffer: Arbitrator
The Alberta Federation of Labour breached its collective agreement with Unifor Local 445 by allowing a seconded employee to perform bargaining unit work beyond workplace organizing, an arbitrator has … …
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FeaturedPrivacy
OIPC orders Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan to disclose emails withheld as investigation records
An Alberta employee benefits organization must release emails it wrongly withheld from a disability claimant, an adjudicator with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled, find… Free …