An Alberta labour board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a former Safeway cashier, finding the union conducted a thorough investigation and made a reasoned decision …
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Alberta employer denied cost relief by WCB after worker terminated for positive drug test
An Alberta employer has been denied cost relief for workers’ compensation costs after a worker was terminated for workplace safety concerns following a positive drug test for cocaine and cannabis, …
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Alberta board dismisses DFR complaint after carpenter laid off from Glenbow Museum project
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a carpenter who alleged his union failed to properly investigate his layoff from a …
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PREMIUM Alberta court upholds for-cause dismissal of assembly supervisor over missing safety clips
An Alberta court has upheld the for-cause dismissal of an assembly supervisor after a 40,000-pound van body detached from a truck chassis because required tie-down clips were never installed during… …
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PREMIUM Board declines to defer unfair labour practice complaint at University of Calgary to arbitration
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has declined to defer an unfair labour practice complaint to arbitration, finding the matter raises issues of statutory proportion that go beyond interpretation of the… …
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Union complaint from Edmonton transit worker over disability accommodation dispute dismissed
An Alberta transit worker’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union was dismissed as untimely and without merit after he failed to respond to the union’s repeated offers to …
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Court rejects Landmark Aviation’s bid to dismiss constructive dismissal suit over timing dispute
An Alberta court has rejected an employer’s attempt to dismiss a constructive dismissal lawsuit on limitations grounds, finding genuine factual issues remain about when the worker’s employment actuall… Free Membership …
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Alberta introduces law limiting regulatory oversight of professionals’ personal expression
Alberta has introduced legislation that would restrict professional regulatory bodies from disciplining members for off-duty speech and prohibit mandatory diversity training unrelated to job competenc… Free Membership Required To continue …
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PREMIUM Alberta court dismisses waste company’s injunction bid against operations manager
An Alberta court has dismissed a waste management company’s application for an interlocutory injunction to prevent a former operations manager and his new employer from servicing its clients, finding the… …
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FeaturedMental Health
Worker’s psychological injury claim denied over family death as predominant cause
A worker’s claim for compensation for a psychological injury was denied after Alberta’s Appeals Commission determined that the death of a family member, rather than workplace harassment and bullying, … …